Mumbai Cyber Police (East Division) have arrested two businessmen from Bhayandar, Pritesh Salian (48) and Mehul Kantilal Solanki (47), for allegedly facilitating a Rs 3 crore online gaming fraud. The scam involved routing money through a mule account in the name of Sai Avatar Enterprises with the Bank of India.
The case revolves around the online gaming platform “Honesty is Best Policy – Atlas777.club”, which lured the complainant between October 6 and 19, 2025, promising high returns on investments in cricket, football, tennis, and hockey games. Initially, small winnings were credited to gain trust, but the fraudsters later withheld Rs 28.2 lakh invested by the complainant through multiple transactions.
Cyber investigations revealed that Salian opened the bank account used in the fraud and handed over the cheque book, debit card, internet banking credentials, and SIM card to co-accused Solanki for a cash commission of Rs 95,000. Solanki then passed these details to Vijay Tiwari, who is currently absconding, and admitted receiving Rs 60,000 for facilitating the account.
Police confirmed that the account had handled deposits of over Rs 2.5 crore since June 2025. Together, Salian and Solanki earned Rs 1.55 lakh in commission for enabling the fraud network. Investigations are ongoing to trace other accomplices and recover the defrauded money.
