Vadodara: Sleuths from the Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCE) of Gujarat Police has arrested six persons the city for allegedly running a network that arranged bank accounts and withdrew money obtained through cyberfraud.According to the CCE, the accounts were linked to fraudulent transactions totalling Rs 210 crore. The national cybercrime helpline 1930 has so far received 273 complaints of cyberfraud where these bank accounts were used.Investigators said the accused opened bank accounts in the names of “money mules” and collected the associated bank account kits —, containing debit cards and chequebooks. They also obtained sim cards and linked the mobile numbers to these accounts, enabling them to operate the accounts and withdraw funds defrauded in various online scams.An analysis of 11 mobile phones seized from the accused revealed details of around 50 bank accounts that were used .Police identified Deepesh Rajpurohit, alias Montu, as the mastermind of the racket. Investigators said he coordinated the network responsible for opening and operating the accounts and personally handled about 40 suspicious bank accounts.The others arrested are Adul Kabir Mohammed Ilyas Pathan, Vivek Vanzara, Mayank Bairwa, Rohit Verma and Mohit Raval. Police said they played key roles in facilitating the opening of bank accounts, arranging money mules, withdrawing funds and operating the accounts.The accounts were allegedly used in a wide range of cybercrimes, including ‘digital arrest’ scams, investment fraud, loan-related fraud, UPI-linked scams, deposit and loan fraud, part-time job scams and online gaming fraud.
