Raipur, Chhattisgarh – In a major breakthrough under ‘Operation Cyber Shield’, Chhattisgarh Police have arrested four individuals linked to a sprawling cyber fraud and money laundering racket operated through mule bank accounts remotely controlled by Chinese nationals.
Police raids were carried out on Sunday at Gole Chowk, Dagania, and Katora Talab in Raipur, sealing two fake offices used by the syndicate. Officials seized evidence of transactions worth crores across more than 500 bank accounts, allegedly used to defraud over 500 victims nationwide.
The accused were running fraudulent matrimonial websites such as erishtaa, jeevanjodi, and royalrishtey, using fake profiles and photos of potential brides and grooms to lure victims into making payments.
Upon investigation, police uncovered that the gang sourced mule bank accounts and handed over access to Chinese cyber operatives via APK (Android Package Kit) tools, allowing remote control of funds. The accused earned commissions based on the volume of transactions in each account.
Based on digital forensics and data from the national cybercrime portal, police registered multiple FIRs:
DD Nagar Police Station – 79 mule accounts
Azad Chowk Police Station – 17 mule accounts
The four arrested accused are:
Gajsingh Suna (32) – Balangir, Odisha
Bhikhu Sachdev (32) – Dwarka, Gujarat
Sahil Kaushik (23) – Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Harshit Sharma (18) – Raipur, Chhattisgarh
All four have been sent to judicial custody. Police recovered:
50 mobile phones
10 desktop computers
Numerous SIM cards
60 bank account kits
Officials stated that the accused were part of a larger cybercriminal network spread across Indian cities, responsible for procuring and operating bank mule accounts for money laundering operations linked to China.
Police are now coordinating with banks and cyber units across states to track suspicious transactions and expect more arrests in the coming days.
