The Cyber Crime Branch of Jharkhand’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has uncovered a cyber crime racket being operated from China and arrested seven individuals linked to it.
The arrested individuals were acting as agents for the Chinese-based gang and were passing on sensitive information to them. They were caught from a hotel in Ranchi, where they were operating the racket.
The accused have been identified as Kumar Deepak, Kumar Saurabh, Prabhat Kumar, Lakhan Chaurasia, Shivam Kumar, Anil Kumar, and Pradeep Kumar. All of them belong to either Bihar or Madhya Pradesh. During the raid, police recovered 12 mobile phones, 11 SIM cards, 14 ATM cards, a laptop, and a cheque book from their possession.
As per the police, the racket used to trap people through fake investment schemes and a method known as “digital arrest.” The gang used mule bank accounts to carry out illegal transactions for their Chinese handlers.
According to officials, the fraudsters based in China used to send an application to their Indian agents through Telegram. These agents would then convince mobile users, whose SIM cards were linked to bank accounts, to install the app.
Once installed, the app would automatically send OTPs and bank alerts to a Chinese server, giving remote access to the fraudsters. This allowed them to carry out cyber frauds amounting to crores of rupees.
The fraudulent activities were carried out through bank accounts located in different states across India. So far, details of 60 such bank accounts have come to light, and 68 complaints have been registered against the gang from various parts of the country.
Police also revealed that the mastermind of the gang was associated with several Chinese companies like Moon Pay, Dragon Pay, Super Pay, and MangoIndia Pay. The fraudsters, in partnership with these companies, used to arrange fake bank accounts and carry out illegal transactions.
During the investigation, police found huge amounts of bank account details and other digital evidence in the WhatsApp and Telegram chats of the accused.
The case is still under investigation, and further arrests are likely.
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