India, July 23 -- New Delhi

Two sub-inspectors of Delhi Police were arrested last Friday from Indore, police said, as they were on the run for four months after allegedly siphoning off over Rs.75 lakh from cybercriminals, which they were supposed to revert to bank accounts of cybercrime victims.

Delhi Police said on Tuesday that the duo was caught with Rs.12 lakh, 1.2 kilograms of gold, 11 smartphones and a laptop. The value of the stolen gold was estimated at over Rs.1 crore, police said.

Police said the accused also allegedly took bribes from cybercrime victims and witnesses, but failed to return their money. They allegedly siphoned off the money from three cases lodged in the 2023-24 period.

The main accused, sub-inspector Ankur Ma...