The police in Rajasthan’s Baran district have arrested four more individuals, including a doctor and an engineer, in connection with an alleged cyber fraud case in which a local trader was duped of ₹92.75 lakh under the pretext of high returns from online trading. With these latest apprehensions, the total number of arrests in the case has reached 10. The investigation has revealed an organized arrangement where active commercial bank accounts were supplied to cyber criminals on a commission basis to route the illicit proceeds.
Fake profits displayed on trading platform to lure trader
The case originated when a woman associated with the syndicate approached Baran-based trader Vishnu Galav, promising high yields through an online trading application. To gain his trust, the accused initially showed a fabricated profit of ₹54,000 on the platform. Convinced by the displayed gains that the venture was profitable, Galav was persuaded to commit larger sums.
Following these assurances, Galav and his wife, Sangeeta, transferred a total of ₹92.75 lakh across multiple bank accounts designated by the fraudsters. While the application continued to reflect mounting balances denominated in dollars, the victim discovered he could not withdraw any funds when he attempted to do so. Realizing that he had been cheated, Galav lodged an official police complaint on December 20, 2025, prompting investigators to track the movement of the funds across various recipient accounts.
Mule accounts channelled multi-crore transactions within days
Inquiries into the money trail revealed that operational bank accounts were being systematically procured to move defrauded capital in exchange for cuts. According to investigators, accused Raj Atul Bhai Padsala, 24, provided a Bandhan Bank account opened under the name of his firm, Arya Chemicals. This account was routed through Ashok Bhai Ramani, a 33-year-old engineer.
Ramani then handed access over to Dr. Jaideep Adreshana, 41, and Laxman Vaghela, 25, who arranged for its handover to the suspected mastermind operating out of Nepal. A forensic examination of the Arya Chemicals account revealed extreme financial turnover, logging transactions between ₹3 crore and ₹4 crore within a span of just 10 to 15 days. Investigators are now probing whether this specific account was used to process illicit inflows from other cyber fraud operations across the country.
Partial recovery made as police trace Nepal syndicate link
During the enforcement action, authorities managed to place a hold on approximately ₹20 lakh scattered across several linked accounts. Following the completion of mandatory verification and banking formalities, ₹10 lakh was restored to the complainant, while the remaining frozen sums and associated accounts continue to be audited.
The four new arrests bring the total tally of detained suspects to 10, with a physiotherapist also counted among those held. Interrogations are underway to map out the domestic network, determine the precise routes taken by the diverted money, and trace the links extending to the primary handler based in Nepal through digital records and banking data.
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