The cyber cell of Surat police had unearthed the International Gang cyber fraud case a few days ago. This case is related to a fraud of Rs 111 million. Surat Cyber Cell arrested two more people in this case. Police say these accused had provided around 125 bank accounts used for cyber fraud to the gang members in exchange for commission.
DCP Bhavesh Rozia of Surat Crime Branch and Cyber Cell said that an international cyber fraud was busted by conducting raids in Sarthana and Mota Varachha area in Surat city. Three people were arrested during the raid carried out on October 22. At that time, information on 261 bank accounts and net banking was obtained from the laptop and computer that were recovered from him.
DCP said ATMs, debit cards, passbooks and checkbooks of different banks were recovered. During the interrogation of the accused, a cyber fraud of over Rs 111 million was revealed. More than 900 complaints were registered on the NCCRP portal. During the interrogation, 300 more bank accounts were found. It is being found out how many more complaints are being received in this regard. So far more than 250 cases have been registered in different states of the country.
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During this investigation, Ketan Vekariya and Nanji were arrested from Palitana village of Bhavnagar. These accused are being interrogated. The main job of Ketan Vekaria and Nanji was that the agents under them used to open bank accounts of the needy people living in the village by giving them 20 to 25 thousand rupees. Milan Vaghela lives in Dubai, these accounts were provided to him. In this, the Chinese gang uses people from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India to commit fraud. This gang hires these people and commits fraud.
After the cyber fraud, money was transferred to different bank accounts. When the small amount reached one lakh rupees, they used to withdraw it from the bank in Dubai. This gang used to trap people by luring them with investment frauds and showing them high profits with less investment. These accused also used to make digital arrests and collect money from people.
DCP Bhavesh Rozia said that a total of seven persons, including these two accused, have been arrested so far and the investigation is still going on. More than 250 cases have been registered in different states of the country. The bank accounts were made available to Dubai-based Milan Vaghela and Vivek through different agents. When the initial investigation was done, 650 bank accounts were found, then 866 cases were registered on the NCCRP portal, out of which we found 250 cases. We are verifying the rest.
So far 1,000 bank accounts have been found. Cases are being registered against this gang in different states of the country. The direct involvement of the accused arrested in Surat is visible in all the affairs of the country. Complaints have been registered against him in around 29 states and union territories of the country. We have informed everyone. Any information they have, such as their bank account number and profile, has all been shared. After that, custody will be taken one by one. Now, in this, Milan Vaghela and Vivek, who are currently in Dubai, are the masterminds and an investigation is underway against them.
