Chandigarh, Feb. 7 -- The Cyber Crime police have cracked a fraud case in which a city resident lost Rs.52 lakh under the guise of a money laundering investigation.

The five accused, including the mastermind, have been arrested from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

The case dates back to November 22, 2024, when Harinath Singh reported that on October 2, 2024, he received a call from an unknown number claiming that a SIM card had been issued against his Aadhaar card and was being used for fraudulent activities. The caller further alleged that multiple complaints and an FIR were registered against him, threatening deactivation of all his mobile numbers within two hours.

The fraudsters also made Singh speak to an individual posing as a Mumbai poli...