Kota cyber police have arrested four men from Bhopal after uncovering a ₹43.50 lakh fraud case that investigators say was linked to an international cybercrime network with connections reaching Pakistan and Dubai.
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City SP Tejashwini Gautam said the main accused, Mohammad Amjad alias Aryan, was allegedly running the cyber fraud network with his associates and was in contact with a handler based in Pakistan. According to police, the case came to light after a 75-year-old resident of Vigyan Nagar reported on December 8 that he had been deceived by someone known to him and made to transfer ₹43.50 lakh into different bank accounts.
Taking the complaint seriously, cyber police formed a special team and began an investigation. Police said the inquiry revealed that Amjad was operating in coordination with contacts in Pakistan and that some of the money trail also extended to Dubai.
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Accounts, Cards and Devices Used in Organised Transfers
Investigators said Amjad received instructions from Pakistan through WhatsApp calls and that the network functioned in a systematic way. Police alleged that Rahul Purvi, Deepak Purvi and Vijay Kumar opened a large number of bank accounts in their own names and in the names of acquaintances and made them available to Amjad. ATM cards, passbooks and SIM cards were also allegedly handed over.
From the accused, police said they recovered seven mobile phones, a laptop, 29 ATM and debit cards, 13 bank passbooks, 10 cheque books and ₹2 lakh in cash. The seized electronic devices, according to investigators, showed transactions worth crores of rupees.
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Cyber police officer Satish Chandra Chaudhary said that after the fraud proceeds were deposited, Amjad allegedly withdrew cash through ATMs and cheques and then, on the instructions of his handler, routed the money into other accounts. Some of the funds were also transferred to Dubai. Police said the gang had used more than 100 bank accounts, including several opened in the names of women.
On the basis of technical analysis and bank account details, the four accused were detained and arrested from Bhopal. Police said the case once again underlined how cyber fraud networks are using large numbers of bank accounts and digital channels to move money quickly across locations.
In a separate development mentioned in the screenshots, a 63-year-old advocate in Datia, Mangal Singh Parmar of Tejora House, Bundela Colony, told police that cyber fraudsters gained remote access to his mobile phone and withdrew ₹12,56,074 from his bank account. According to the complaint, the withdrawals took place between about 8.05 pm and 11.06 pm on April 15. The victim said he came to know of the incident on April 17 at around 8.20 pm, after which he lodged a complaint and Kotwali police began an investigation.
About the author – Rehan Khan is a law student and legal journalist with a keen interest in cybercrime, digital fraud, and emerging technology laws. He writes on the intersection of law, cybersecurity, and online safety, focusing on developments that impact individuals and institutions in India.
