Police Probe Rs 1.61-Crore Worth Mobile Phones Defrauded at Flipkart Delivery Hubs in Kerala

Kochi: Police have registered a case following the detection of a large-scale fraud at Flipkart delivery hubs in Ernakulam district, where mobile phones worth Rs 1.61 crore went missing. The case was registered on Thursday based on a complaint lodged by Flipkart's enforcement officer, and an investigation is now underway.

The fraud was detected at the delivery hubs in Kanjoor, Kuruppampady, Mekkad, and Muvattupuzha. A case has been registered against Siddiqy K Aliyar, Jassim Dileep, Haris P A and Mahin Noushad, who were in charge of the Kanjoor, Kuruppampady, Mekkad and Muvattupuzha hubs respectively.

As per the FIR, the accused placed orders for 332 mobile phones between August 8 and October 10, 2025, using fake addresses and multiple mobile numbers. The phones, worth Rs 1.61 crore, included models from Apple (iPhone), Samsung Galaxy, Vivo and iQOO.

The FIR detailed that 38 phones worth Rs 18.14 lakh went missing from the Kanjoor hub, 87 phones worth Rs 40.97 lakh from the Kuruppampady hub, 101 phones worth Rs 48.66 lakh from the Mekkad hub, and 106 phones worth Rs 53.41 lakh from the Muvattupuzha hub. All these phones were reported missing after reaching the respective delivery centres.

Police said the case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating and forgery, along with applicable provisions of the Information Technology Act. "The investigation has just begun. We are collecting further details and will interrogate the accused persons soon," a police officer said