In a major breakthrough, Palwal Police have arrested 11 suspects involved in an elaborate money laundering scam that duped victims across India. The scheme, led by a Chinese organized crime syndicate, has been linked to at least 100 similar complaints nationwide.
On October 23, Anil, a resident of New Colony Palwal, filed a complaint alleging that he had been threatened with money laundering charges by someone posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer. The fraudsters kept him under ‘digital arrest’ for 72 hours, during which time he was coerced into transferring Rs88 lakh from his account as part of a supposed investigation.
Upon receiving the complaint, Palwal police initiated a detailed investigation and apprehended 11 individuals from various parts of India. These suspects are operatives of a sophisticated network controlled by Chinese nationals, who lured Indian citizens to Cambodia for fraudulent training.
The investigation revealed that the syndicate’s leaders, based in China, directed operatives in India to pose as CBI or Goods and Services Tax (GST) officers. Using intimidation tactics, they threatened victims with imprisonment, forcing them to transfer large sums of money under false pretenses. The funds were then moved to fraudulent accounts and withdrawn in countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam.
The police have so far arrested 11 suspects, four of whom are in custody, while seven others remain detained. Further investigations are ongoing, with authorities searching through phones, SIM cards, and bank accounts related to the scam. Additionally, police have identified over 100 similar fraud cases registered across various Indian states.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Ashwani alias Lucy (Agra), Sonu Kumar Paswan (Gorakhpur), Manoj Lohar (Indore), Rajat Verma (Agra), Utkarsh (Agra), Avish (Gorakhpur), Neeraj Kumar (Agra), Sachin Upadhyay (Gwalior), Yash Dubey (Indore), Sanjeev Kumar (Gorakhpur), and Shivaji Morya (Maharajganj, UP).
The investigation continues as Palwal police work to uncover the full extent of the gang’s operations and identify more individuals involved in the scam.
