A 25-year-old man from Jharkhand has been arrested for allegedly duping a judge of the Bombay High Court of ₹6.02 lakh in a cyber fraud case.

The accused, Mazhar Alam Israil Miyan from Jamtara, is believed to be part of a wider cyber fraud network and is linked to at least 36 such cases across 10 states. He was arrested in a joint operation by the Jamtara Cyber Cell and local police.

The incident dates back to the end of February, when the judge tried to redeem his credit card reward points. After failing to reach the bank’s official customer care due to a busy line, he searched online for another number.

He ended up calling a fake customer care number. The person on the call, posing as a bank executive, sent him a link and asked him to download an app.

When the app didn’t work on his iPhone, the caller suggested using an Android phone instead. The judge then inserted his SIM card into his domestic help’s Android phone and downloaded the app.

Soon after he entered his credit card details, ₹6.02 lakh was withdrawn from his account.

Realising he had been cheated, the judge approached the Mumbai Police. The Cuffe Parade Police registered a case and began an investigation. Within about 10 days, the accused was tracked down and arrested in Jharkhand.

Police said such scams often involve fraudsters putting up fake customer care numbers online to trick people into sharing sensitive banking details