Rajasthan Police have arrested a Bikaner resident in connection with an alleged cyber fraud case involving 6.80 crore rupees, marking the twelfth arrest in the ongoing investigation. The accused, identified as Laxman Singh alias Neeshu, is alleged to have assisted an organized cyber syndicate by procuring bank accounts, identity documents, active SIM cards, and hotel lodging. The operation targeted a private firm, whose accounts department was deceived into transferring corporate funds into unauthorized accounts after fraudsters compromised internal systems and impersonated a company director.
Syndicate Coordinated Bank Accounts and Lodging via Telegram
Investigators established that Singh remained in regular contact with key figures of the cyber fraud network through an online messaging group titled F2F Jaipur Delhi on Telegram. According to the Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Crime, Singh arranged hotel accommodation in Reengus on August 23 for an associate identified as Sandeep Kumar. During this meeting, Singh allegedly took possession of banking documentation, passbook kits, a chequebook, an ATM card, and an associated mobile SIM card registered under Kumar’s name.
The procurement of these banking credentials served as a critical operational step for the syndicate. Police revealed that the recovered SIM card was promptly utilized to register and activate the financial institution’s mobile banking application. This enabled the syndicate to swiftly receive illicit deposits and route the stolen capital through predetermined digital channels without raising immediate red flags from compliance systems.
Director Impersonated on WhatsApp to Clear Unauthorized Payouts
The underlying case originated from a formal complaint registered with the Central Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur on August 25. Cyber criminals reportedly infiltrated the private firm’s internal computer network earlier that month and gained unauthorized access to its WhatsApp Web interface. By adopting the name and profile photograph of a corporate director, the perpetrators simulated past operational chats, successfully misleading an accounts department executive into believing that an urgent corporate payment had been authorized.
Under these deceptive instructions, the employee transferred 6.80 crore rupees across three designated bank accounts on August 24. The fraud surfaced only after internal reconciliations confirmed that the company director had never authorized the massive disbursements. Officials noted that the gang relied on multiple layers to obscure the paper trail, using mule accounts, automated teller machines, Unified Payments Interface channels, QR codes, cheques, cash deposit machines, and conversion into digital assets such as USDT cryptocurrency.
Investigators Widen Scope to Dismantle Support Logistics
Following the twelfth arrest, police have shifted their focus toward unmasking the secondary logistical support network that supplies cyber syndicates with financial infrastructure. Specialized units are auditing communication logs, banking records, hotel guest registers, and cryptocurrency transfer routes to track how many accounts were opened through similar arrangements.
State cyber crime authorities stated that the broader inquiry remains active as teams trace the remaining links in the money laundering network. Efforts are currently directed at locating other associates who managed the Telegram-driven clearing channels and tracing the final destinations of the converted cryptocurrency assets.
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