Mumbai: Mulund Police Bust Interstate Cyber Fraud Racket, Arrest Six In ₹72 Crore Scam
Mumbai: The Mulund police have busted an interstate cyber fraud racket allegedly involved in 255 cybercrime cases across the country and arrested six accused from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Mumbai. The total amount involved in the alleged frauds is estimated at Rs72 crore, police said. According to the police, the racket was allegedly operated from China, with the proceeds of cyber fraud…
Mumbai police have dismantled an interstate cyber fraud network accused of orchestrating 255 cybercrimes nationwide. Six suspects from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Mumbai were apprehended. The estimated total loss amounts to Rs72 crore. The alleged scheme allegedly originated in China, with proceeds converted to USDT cryptocurrency and transferred abroad.
The victims were allegedly tricked via WhatsApp impersonation, where fraudsters used the victim's photo as their display picture. The case emerged when an accountant in Mulund received a fraudulent call on July 30, leading to a Rs10 lakh loss. Further probing traced Rs5.50 lakh of the stolen funds to a bank account in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Police identified the six accused as Jayesh Satishchand Goyal, Nikhil Sunil Kumar, Rahul Vijaychandra Sambara, Ayush Raju Singhal, Bhavinkumar Rajnikant Makwana, and Mohammed Tariq Aziz. They seized five mobile phones and recovered Rs5.50 lakh of the defrauded amount.
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