Debt-ridden Surat trader received cyber fraud money in his account, funnelled it to Dubai

Probing a Rs 2.5-crore online share trading fraud, cyber sleuths of Pimpri Chinchwad police have arrested a debt-ridden textile trader from Surat for allegedly allowing fraudsters to park money from cyber scams in his bank account, which was further funnelled to international masterminds operating from Dubai via cryptocurrency and hawala routes.

Investigation has revealed that his bank account has been flagged in a staggering 56 cyber crime cases spanning across India and saw transactions worth several crores over the last few months.