Surat: The Cybercrime police on Friday busted a gang of conmen involved in opening current accounts under fake firm names, which were then provided to cyber fraudsters for Rs 1 lakh each.
The police raided an office in the Meridian Business Centre in Mota Varachha and arrested six people, following a tip-off from representatives of four banks. These banks were called by the police who told them to inform about suspicious accounts.
The racket was operating from Amma Korati Enterprises, located in a commercial complex. During the raid, the police seized nine mobile phones, 11 debit cards, eight cheque books from seven banks, and some cash.
The main accused, Naresh Dhaduk, along with accomplice Rajni Khunt, orchestrated the opening of these bank accounts for use in cyber fraud. The other arrested people included Anil Giri who had floated Amma Korati Enterprises, Kamlesh Joshi (SV Holidays), Kishor Sabhaya (SK Holidays), and Praful Patel (PR Enterprises). All these firms were fake and the owners provided their documents to open both savings and current accounts across various banks.
According to the police, the four accused used their firms’ details to open accounts under the guidance of Dhaduk and Khunt. In return, they were paid Rs 15,000 for opening savings accounts and Rs 1 lakh for current accounts.
Another key player, Nilesh Nayak, helped locate individuals in need of money who were willing to provide their documents to open the fraudulent accounts.
“We are still investigating the transactions made through these accounts. Once we analyse the financial transfers, we will have a clearer picture of the total amount siphoned off in various cyber frauds,” said a police officer involved in the case.
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