Police Bust Inter-State Cyber Fraud Racket In Major Operation

Pimpri-Chinchwad police have arrested several individuals linked to a cyber fraud network, revealing a complex scheme involving mule accounts.

Police Bust Inter-State Cyber Fraud Racket In Major Operation
Police Bust Inter-State Cyber Fraud Racket In Major Operation

Pimpri-Chinchwad: So, the police have really cracked down on a cyber fraud ring. They arrested a bunch of folks who were running mule accounts for scammers. It all started with this guy, Sambidhkumar Nayak, who goes by Sam David. He’s just 22 and was trying to make it big in Bollywood. But instead, he got caught up in this mess.

The police nabbed him on January 23, and it didn’t stop there. They ended up arresting five more people, which is a big win for them. They’re digging deep into this whole cybercrime operation that stretches beyond India. Apparently, these guys were providing bank accounts to international fraudsters.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Sandeep Doiphode mentioned that Sam had been reaching out to account holders all over India through Telegram for about two years. He was sending these accounts to a main suspect in Cambodia.

The breakthrough came when the police were looking into a share trading scam where someone lost a hefty ₹7.6 lakh. They found Shubham Londhe, who was managing several mule accounts. When they questioned him, he spilled the beans about Sam.

The police seized a bunch of stuff, including nine mobile phones and ten chequebooks. It turns out Sam was using at least 20 different phone numbers and had a base in Goa. He was also hopping around India, booking hotel rooms in Pune for the mule account holders. The investigation is still ongoing, and it looks like there’s more to uncover.

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