1,090 cybercrimes, Rs 1,071 crore trail: China-linked gang ‘mastermind’ arrested
Gujarat police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam for allegedly masterminding a massive cybercrime network linked to China. The suspect reportedly laundered over Rs 1,000 crore through thousands of bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.
Why it matters
The case exposes the scale of international cyber-fraud operations and the increasing use of cryptocurrency to bypass financial surveillance systems.
NEW DELHI: The Gujarat CID has arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly masterminded 1,090 cybercrime cases involving Rs 1,071.5 crore across India and maintained links with China-based criminals.The accused, Rafiqul Alam, was arrested by the CID’s cyber cell in Barpeta, Assam, following a technical investigation into an alleged international cybercrime network, according to news agency ANI.Investigators said Alam was allegedly responsible for routing money obtained through cyber fraud, including “digital arrest” scams, through thousands of bank accounts before converting the funds into cryptocurrency and sending them to China.The Gandhinagar-based Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCE) said Alam transferred tainted money through 1,754 bank accounts across India, breaking large amounts into smaller transactions to evade financial surveillance.
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