The Crime Branch, Unit–4 of the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police (MBVV) has successfully dismantled an international cyber fraud network that defrauded hundreds of people through fake online Forex and Gold trading schemes. The scammers exploited matrimonial and social media platforms to lure unsuspecting victims.
Police revealed that the accused created profiles on matrimonial websites and social media, gaining victims’ trust before convincing them to invest in fake trading platforms with promises of high returns. Victims were directed to fraudulent websites and instructed to deposit money into multiple bank accounts controlled by the gang.
Acting on confidential intelligence, police conducted a raid on November 12, 2025, at Shiv Sai Residency Lodging and Boarding on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Highway within Naigaon police limits, between 8:30 pm and 9:00 pm.
During the operation, five individuals — Roshankumar Sitharama Shetty, Sabir Mohammad Khan, Sanad Sanjeev Das, Rahul Kumar alias Kailash Rakesh Kumar, and Amir Karam Sher Khan — were apprehended while allegedly handling proceeds from online fraud. Additionally, Abhishek Anil Narkar alias Gopal and Mohammad Rashid Fakir Mohammad Baloch alias Lucky were also arrested.
A case has been registered at Naigaon Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the investigation has been transferred to the Crime Branch, Unit–4, due to the scale of the crime. All seven accused remain in judicial custody.
Further investigations revealed the gang defrauded victims of crores of rupees by sending fake website links and funneling money through multiple bank accounts. Scrutiny of the accounts uncovered 51 similar cyber fraud cases across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Karnataka, Pune, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Bengaluru, Telangana, and West Bengal.
Police also discovered that some key accused were operating the racket from outside India. In total, the fraud has defrauded citizens nationwide of over ₹200 crore.
