The Vakola police arrested five individuals from Rajasthan and Thane for their involvement in multiple cyber fraud cases across India. The accused include Rajkaran Tanwar (19) and Karan Segar (19) from Jaipur, Rajasthan, along with Mohammad Ansari (27), Miraj Akram (24), and Fujeel Ahmed Ansari (21) from Bhiwandi, Thane.
The arrests followed a complaint in January when a 26-year-old Santacruz (East) resident lost Rs3.4 lakh in a task-based fake job scam. Police investigations traced the fraud accounts to Rajasthan. Tanwar and Segar were found transferring funds between accounts and converting money into cryptocurrency.
Mohammad Ansari operated about 70 bank accounts, none of which were his own. His interrogation revealed the identities of the other accused, leading to their arrests.
Authorities believe the gang conspired to defraud victims of around Rs30 crore. Multiple cases registered in Mumbai’s West, East, and North cyber police stations reported losses of Rs7.27 crore, Rs41 lakh, and Rs14 lakh respectively. Additional scams in Pune and Bilaspur involved Rs22 lakh and Rs48 lakh losses.
The five accused have been remanded to police custody until April 28, as investigations continue.
