How a probe into online fraud unearthed a well-oiled cyber money laundering syndicate in Rajasthan

While investigating an online scam in which a retired vice-president of a private firm was swindled of over Rs 1 crore, cyber crime investigators of Pimpri Chinchwad police stumbled upon something baffling in the bustling alleys of Alwar in Rajasthan. Over several days of investigation, the cyber sleuths uncovered what they said was a well-oiled machinery run by perpetrators from this cyber crime hotspot. Technology-savvy youngsters were found to be laundering money siphoned from victims through hawala and cryptocurrency channels, ultimately funneling it to their international masterminds operating in Dubai, China, and Southeast Asia.