The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Police have dismantled a fraudulent network connected to Chinese accomplices. The network, operating out of Krishav Enterprise at Maruti Plaza in Krishna Nagar, exploited people’s bank account information to defraud them. The modus operandi involved enticing individuals to open bank accounts, collecting their account details and then converting deposited funds into cryptocurrency for transfer to China.
The mastermind behind this scheme was Dipak Radadiya, who enticed people to open bank accounts by promising benefits. Once the accounts were established, he shared the account details with Ketan Patel. Ketan, in turn, relayed this information to Chinese contacts via WhatsApp (so far, three such numbers have been identified by the police). The Chinese associates deposited money into these accounts. Dilip Jagani, another accused, visited the banks with the account holders and withdrew funds using self-cheques. The withdrawn money was then transferred to Darshil Shah through Angadiya services. Finally, the funds were converted into cryptocurrency and sent to individuals based in China.
The investigation began on July 10 when the Cyber Crime Police received a tip about Radadiya and Jagani’s activities. Krishav Enterprise had been running this fraudulent operation for five months, offering a 2% commission to those providing bank account information. During the operation, the police apprehended Jigneshsinh Daivantsinh, who confessed to assisting Jagani in bank transactions.
Further inquiries led to Kishor Patel, who had facilitated the opening of multiple bank accounts for Radadiya. The network employed six individuals who supplied bank account details to Patel in exchange for a 3% commission. Faizan Shaikh, Vicky Patel and Rajesh Jasoliya were also involved in cash withdrawals.
During the raid, the Cyber Police seized crucial evidence, including 84 bank account details, chequebooks, passbooks, ATM cards and SIM cards. They confiscated nine mobile phones, 15 chequebooks, nine passbooks and 13 ATM cards. Additionally, analysis of the NCCRP portal, WhatsApp and Telegram chats revealed 135 cybercrime complaints linked to 106 bank accounts associated with the network.
The police have filed an FIR under various sections, including BNS sections 61(2), 316(2), 318(4), 319(2) and IT Act section 66(D). The accused individuals include Faizan AnwarHussain Shaikh, Raju Bhai Parmar, Amit Patel, Rajubhai Sankhat, Darshan Senjaliya, Rajesh Jasoliya, Vicky Patel, Dilip Jagani, Kishor Patel, Alkesh Patel, Deepak Radadiya, Darshil Shah, Ketan Patel and other WhatsApp number holders. The investigation continues as authorities work to uncover the full extent of this elaborate fraud network.
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