Kochi: Flipkart, a popular online shopping platform in India, has detected a major fraud involving its four delivery hubs in Ernakulam district. A total of 332 mobile phones worth ₹1.61 crore have gone missing from four delivery hubs of the company in the district.

The Ernakulam Rural Cyber Police registered a case on Thursday and launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from Flipkart’s enforcement officer.

The fraud was detected at Flipkart’s delivery hubs in Kanjoor, Kuruppampady, Mekkad and Muvattupuzha, according to PTI.

Police have booked four people — Siddiqy K Aliyar, Jassim Dileep, Haris P A, and Mahin Noushad — who were in charge of the Kanjoor, Kuruppampady, Mekkad and Muvattupuzha hubs, respectively.

According to the FIR, the accused ordered 332 mobile phones through the Flipkart platform between August 8 and October 10, 2025, using fake addresses and different mobile numbers. The phones, worth ₹1.61 crore, included models from Apple (iPhone), Samsung Galaxy, Vivo and iQOO.

The FIR states that 38 phones worth ₹18.14 lakh were ordered from the Kanjoor hub; 87 phones worth ₹40.97 lakh from the Kuruppampady hub; 101 phones worth ₹48.66 lakh from the Mekkad hub; and 106 phones worth ₹53.41 lakh from the Muvattupuzha hub. All these phones were reported missing after they arrived at the respective delivery centres.

The accused are facing charges under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating and forgery, along with relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, said police. 

“The investigation has just begun. We are collecting further details and will interrogate the accused persons soon,” a police officer said.