In a swift operation, Sanand police caught two fraudsters within hours of duping a merchant of ₹73,400 by generating a fake UPI payment screenshot through a fraudulent application. The accused used this method to deceive a Sanand-based electronic showroom and unlawfully obtain an iPhone 16.

The accused called Moje Motabhai Electronic Showroom in Sanand, placed an order for an iPhone 16 and pretended to make an online payment. They then generated a fake payment confirmation screenshot using the Fake Paytm application and sent it to the store via WhatsApp. Believing the payment was successful, the store staff delivered the phone, only to later discover the transaction was fraudulent.

Upon receiving the complaint, Sanand police formed multiple teams and launched an investigation using technical intelligence. Within a few hours, the surveillance team traced and arrested both accused individuals, and recovered the stolen iPhone 16 and other mobile phones.

The arrested accused have been identified as Akhtar Hussain Ghulam Dastaki Kagdi (58), resident of Sarkhej and Mohmand Soyab Ahmadbhai Shaikh (34), resident of Sarkhej-Makarba Road.

The seized items include an Apple iPhone 16 (₹73,400), Redmi 8 smartphone (₹5,000), Vivo 1901 smartphone (₹4,000).

Sanand police is continuing its probe whether the arrested individuals are linked to other digital fraud cases in Ahmedabad and surrounding areas.