The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police on Monday arrested a 37-year-old engineer for allegedly scamming a cybercrime victim who had already lost ₹1.5 crore. The victim was duped again of ₹12.5 lakh while seeking online legal assistance.
The accused, identified as Chota Ahammed Mubaraq, alias Tufail, is an electronics and communication graduate from Tamil Nadu, residing in Kothanur, Bengaluru.
Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh revealed that a case was initially filed at Ramamurthy Nagar police station in February 2025, after the victim contacted a fake firm named Quickmoto Legal Service, operated by Tufail, in a desperate attempt to recover his lost money.
Investigations led police to India Legal Service, a fraudulent call centre in Kasturi Nagar, where Tufail had recruited 12 telecallers to target cybercrime victims. The team used Zoiper-5, a VoIP platform, to mask their locations while contacting victims and charging fraudulent legal fees.
Tufail’s brother in Dubai is allegedly the mastermind behind multiple such fake firms that prey on vulnerable cyber fraud victims across India.
During raids, police seized:
- 10 hard disks,
- 11 Vodafone SIMs,
- a CPU,
- an SIP server,
- forged company seals,
- rent agreements, and
- other incriminating documents.
Authorities confirmed that 29 FIRs have been registered against the fake firm nationwide, involving transactions worth crores of rupees. Police are now working to trace and dismantle the larger fraud syndicate linked to this operation.