Summary: Komal Kumar, accused of running a cyber fraud scheme targeting Japanese victims, was denied bail by the Delhi High Court on February 2, 2026.
In 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) discovered a cyber fraud operation based in Delhi that targeted victims in Japan. The scam involved fake virus alerts and phishing prompts on victims' computers, tricking them into giving remote access to their systems.
On May 28, 2025, co-accused Rohit Maurya and Kapil Gakhar were arrested. The next day, Shubham Jaiswal, Vivek Raj, and Adarsh Kumar, who worked at a call center named "Tekku Samurai" in Varanasi, were also taken into custody.
Komal Kumar, arrested on July 20, 2025, was identified as a co-owner of the call center. The investigation revealed that the call center pretended to be tech giants like Microsoft to scam victims.
"The applicant is the main accused, involved in a well-organized cybercrime group," argued the CBI.
The CBI found suspicious money transfers, including ₹14.7 crores moved from a company called Bidder Media to Tekku Samurai. The legitimacy of these transfers was questioned, as Bidder Media's registration had expired in 2022.
Komal Kumar's lawyer argued that he was wrongly accused and that the transactions were legitimate business dealings. They pointed out that other accused had been granted bail and that Kumar had no direct involvement in the fraud.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied the bail, citing the risk of Kumar influencing witnesses and the ongoing investigation. The court emphasized that Kumar's role was more serious than that of the other employees.
"There is a likelihood of the applicant influencing the investigation," noted the court.
The bail application was dismissed, and the case continues as the search for the missing partner, Amit Singh Bhadoria, remains active.
