Mobile Repairer Arrested for Hacking Customer’s Phone, Stealing Rs 1.99 Lakh

Gurugram, Oct 15 : Gurugram Cyber Police have arrested a mobile phone repairer for allegedly hacking a customer's handset by installing a malicious APK file and fraudulently withdrawing Rs 1.99 lakh, police said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Rohit, a resident of Kurar village in Haryana's Jind district, was arrested in Jalandhar, Punjab, on October 14 by a team from Cyber Crime Police Station West, Gurugram.

According to police, the case was registered on July 8, 2024, following a complaint from a man who alleged that Rs 1,99,000 had been fraudulently withdrawn after his mobile phone was hacked.

During the investigation, police found that Rohit had been repairing the complainant's mobile phone and had allegedly misused his access to the device to install a malicious APK file. The file was subsequently used to carry out the alleged cyber fraud.

Police seized a mobile phone and two SIM cards from the accused.

With Rohit's arrest, the total number of people apprehended in connection with the case has risen to two.

Further investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances of the alleged fraud and determine whether other individuals were involved, police said.