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Online fraud gang with Chinese link busted
Online fraud gang with Chinese link busted

Time of India

time15-05-2025

  • Time of India

Online fraud gang with Chinese link busted

Jaipur: The Crime Branch of Jaipur police Thursday arrested six members of an organised cyber fraud syndicate that allegedly facilitated money transactions through bank accounts rented out to Chinese nationals via encrypted platforms. According to DCP (Crime) Kundan Kanwaria, the arrested accused include gang leader Mukesh Pareek alias Sanchit, and his associates Pooja Singh alias Neetu Singh alias Priya, Mahzoor Ahmed Khan, Shailendra alias Suraj alias Bharat, Ankit alias Honey, and Rohitash Swami alias Rohit alias David. The gang was operating out of a hotel in Narayan Vihar, Mansarovar, where they were nabbed by a joint team of the CST unit and Mansarovar police following a tip-off. The arrests were made under the supervision of additional DCP (Organised Crime) Richpal Singh and inspector Shravan Kumar of the cyber police station. A case was lodged at Mansarovar police station under BNS and IT Act sections. Police seized 11 mobile phones, a laptop, and two bank cheque books from the accused. Investigators confirmed that the gang was involved in fraudulent transactions worth Rs 17 lakh, with broader links pointing to international syndicates. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here - This Might Save You From Losing Money Expertinspector Click Here Undo The gang operated in a multi-layer manner. Mukesh Pareek, originally from Hisar, Haryana, acted as the broker between Indian bank account holders and Chinese nationals operating fraudulent online trading and gaming platforms. The gang would buy bank accounts at 2–2.5 per cent commission from locals and resell them to Chinese handlers via Telegram at 4–5 per cent.

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