The Cybercrime branch officers arrested three men from Bikaner on Friday for allegedly aiding Chinese nationals in cyber fraud and extortion activities. Indrajeet Pawar (37), Rahul Gehlot (28), and Kailash Kukna (23), were detained on July 20 and remanded in police custody until July 26.
The investigation began after a complaint was filed by Arth Patel, a private firm employee from Tragad, who was duped of Rs 10 lakh. Patel had received a call on April 3 from a man claiming to be from a courier company. The caller informed Patel that a parcel addressed to him contained narcotic drugs, laptops, clothes, and pen drives. The call was transferred to several individuals pretending to be law enforcement officers, who then extorted Rs 10 lakh from him.
Upon investigating, the Cybercrime branch linked the fraudulent activity to Pawar, Gehlot, and Kukna, who were found incarcerated at Neemka Jail in Faridabad. The trio had allegedly used bank accounts to facilitate the crime. Pawar recruited poor individuals to open bank accounts using their identities, with payment between Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000. These accounts were used for criminal activities and handed over to Gehlot, who in turn shared the details with two Chinese nationals, Bert and Jack. The Chinese nationals were responsible for carrying out scams like courier fraud and share market investment fraud. The proceeds were transferred to the bank accounts managed by the trio.
Kukna withdrew the funds and sent the money to the Chinese nationals using cryptocurrency. The police have now booked the three men under various charges related to cybercrime.
