The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell has arrested five individuals from Surat for allegedly defrauding a woman of ₹79 lakh in Ahmedabad. The accused posed as CBI and Mumbai Crime Branch officials to threaten the victim and extort money from her.

The arrested suspects – Ravi Sawani, Sumit Moradiya, Prakash Gajera, Piyush Malaviya, and Kalpesh Rojasara – were linked to a prior case in which five others were already apprehended for similar offences.

According to police investigations, the accused conducted their operations from locations including a time shop and the Royal Arcade complex in Surat’s Sarthan area. They manipulated online fraud schemes to siphon money from various accounts, sending the funds to an individual named Roki in Dubai. Additionally, the account holders and providers received commissions for their involvement.

ACP Hardik Makadiya from the Cyber Cell revealed that the accused were working in collaboration with a Chinese gang to carry out these fraudulent activities. The police have seized substantial evidence, including ₹12.75 lakh in cash, 708 SIM cards, 64 cheque books, 34 passbooks, 18 mobile phones, a metro card from Dubai, and a mobile card swipe machine.

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