By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
The Uttarakhand police on Thursday claimed to have solved a cybercrime case with the arrest of a notorious criminal, a top police official said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Udhamsingh Nagar Manikant Mishra said Shailendra alias Sheru Chauhan was arrested near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh following a long trail of investigations.
The arrest is related to the fraud case registered on May 29, 2025, in which illegal withdrawal of Rs 54,999 was made from the Paytm account of Harbans Lal, resident Shanti Colony, Rudrapur. This amount was transferred to bank accounts located in different states of the country, revealing the interstate nature of this crime.
In this case, Rudrapur Police had already arrested six persons and sent them to jail. These included Prashant Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Akash Kumar, Mohit Kumar, Vishal Kumar and Ankur Kumar, all belonging to different areas of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Even after these arrests, three other accused including Shailendra alias Sheru Chauhan were absconding, for whom the police were continuously searching.
The joint team of Kotwali Rudrapur and Cyber Cell engaged in the search of accused Shailendra resorted to state-of-the-art technical assistance. Various social media accounts of the accused were thoroughly investigated. After finding his profile on Instagram, the investigation team closely analyzed all the posts of the last seven years. This analysis revealed the deep connection of the accused with Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
The pictures posted on Instagram were providing important clues to the lifestyle and movement of the accused. He often shared pictures from showrooms, malls, resorts and hotels in or around Gwalior. The most important clue was his pictures with various expensive vehicles, including vehicles like Fortuner, Scorpio, Baleno, Creta, Range Rover and Hyundai. The police started an intensive investigation by obtaining the number, make and model of all these vehicles. Investigation revealed that all these vehicles were registered in the name, address and mobile number of different people, but all of them were linked to Gwalior. A vehicle was also found in the name of Shailendra, which was registered from Thatipur area. This detailed investigation further strengthened the Gwalior connection of the accused.
Based on these solid evidence and technical analysis, a special team of Rudrapur Police left for Gwalior on June 8. With the cooperation of the local police, the said area was secretly reconnoitered through the accused’s photo and vehicle details and finally the accused’s house was identified. When the team reached the house on June 9, interrogation of the family members revealed that the vicious accused had fled from home since the arrest of his other accomplices, perhaps fearing that they might give information about him to the police.
However, Rudrapur Police did not give up. Based on the information received from the informers, it was found that the accused has fled from Gwalior towards Bareilly. Acting promptly on the accurate information, the accused Shailendra alias Sheru Chauhan was arrested near Arc Hotel on Rampur Road near Bareilly on June 11.
The investigation also revealed that the accused Shailendra alias Sheru Chauhan has earlier also lodged complaints of cyber fraud in Himachal Pradesh and Hyderabad, Telangana on his bank accounts. This fact confirms his criminal background and his active role in the interstate cyber fraud racket. Shailendra’s arrest is expected to reveal other members of this entire racket and their modus operandi, which will further help in curbing cyber crime. SSP Manikant Mishra said that the police is investigating the matter thoroughly and such action will continue against cyber criminals.