The Noida unit of the Special Task Force has arrested a 30-year-old man from Delhi for his alleged role in routing over ₹11 crore in cash to China through shell companies and an illegal hawala network. The accused, Ganpat Lal Rajpurohit, a native of Balotra in Rajasthan, was apprehended during a raid in Delhi’s Karol Bagh area on Monday. According to investigators, the funds were transferred illicitly abroad between December 2025 and July 2026. During the search, officers recovered ₹8.20 lakh in Indian currency, foreign currency including US dollars, Thai baht, and Chinese yuan, alongside an additional passport, a credit card, and a visa application form. He was wanted in connection with a case registered at the Phase-2 police station in Noida, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to four.
Hawala Channel Linked to Greater Noida Arrests
The operation follows actionable intelligence gathered by the Special Task Force regarding foreign nationals residing illegally in India who were operating shell entities across both countries to move substantial volumes of Indian currency overseas. Acting on these inputs on July 22, 2026, the task force raided a residential premises at Purvanchal Silver City Society in Greater Noida West. That raid led to the arrest of Chinese national Liao Longhui, who had allegedly assumed the identity of an Indian citizen named Samuel Lotha and possessed a fraudulent Aadhaar card showing a Kohima address. Two Indian associates, Sanjeev Kumar and Kaushlendra, were also taken into custody, with investigators seizing multiple bank cheque books and incorporation documents related to shell firms.
Under-Invoicing Racket Used to Accumulate Cash
Subsequent questioning and financial tracing established that Rajpurohit was instrumental in raising off-the-books cash through systematic under-invoicing. Goods associated with two commercial entities, YTL and Z-One, were billed below their real value on official invoices, allowing the remaining amounts to be collected directly in cash. The Special Task Force stated that these firms were controlled by Liao, whose office staff at Z-One in Karol Bagh handed the undeclared cash over to Rajpurohit. Rajpurohit then coordinated with Liao’s China-based wife, Michelle, to funnel the proceeds through the hawala network.
From Karol Bagh Retail to Cross-Border Transfers
Rajpurohit, who completed his schooling up to Class 10, initially moved to Mumbai in 2012 to work at a jewellery shop. In 2017, he shifted base to Delhi to establish a mobile accessories retail business in Karol Bagh. During this phase, he came into contact with two Chinese nationals, Michelle and Sarah, eventually integrating into their illicit fund-routing network. Although both women returned to China after their visas expired, Rajpurohit maintained regular communication while operating a mobile accessories venture under the trade name Tesla. Records indicate he undertook travel to China across 2025 and 2026, prompting investigators to scrutinize his overseas visits, bank accounts, and enterprise records to identify other participants in the syndicate.
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