In a significant breakthrough, Rajasthan Police arrested four individuals involved in a cyber fraud operation that deceived victims through fake job offers and investment schemes. The arrested suspects are Abhay Dhan Charan (19), Arvind Kumar (19), Pawan Bishnoi (18), and Sawai Singh (21).
The arrests followed a complaint from a Bengaluru woman who lost Rs12.43 lakh in a part-time job scam. Investigators found that the gang had opened bank accounts in the names of college students from northern India, exploiting them for fraudulent transactions. They confiscated passbooks, chequebooks, and ATM cards from the students to carry out their illegal activities.
Through technical surveillance, the police tracked the suspects to Udaipur and Jodhpur, where the operation culminated in the seizure of 19 mobile phones, two laptops, 20 SIM cards, 34 bank passbooks, and Rs75,000 in cash.
The gang lured students by offering them Rs2,000 to open bank accounts, which were then misused for laundering money from victims who were looking for job opportunities or investment schemes. The stolen money was later converted into cryptocurrency.
The police are continuing their investigation to uncover the full scope of the fraud, with more arrests expected as the case develops.
