‘Royal Tiger’ gang kingpin known for defrauding international citizens arrested from Mumbai
The CBI has arrested the mastermind of the ‘Royal Tiger’ gang, which was involved in cybercrime.This gang used to threaten citizens in the US and Canada under the disguise of law enforcement agencies and extort money from them.
A total of $45,000 (₹38.46 lakh) in cryptocurrency assets, telecom infrastructure, fraud scripts, and fake IDs of Canadian and US police agencies were also seized from him.
The main accused, Prince Anand, was arrested from Mumbai by the CBI, and raids were also conducted at his accomplice Kaushal Bhavsar’s house in Ahmedabad.
According to information obtained from the CBI, they found $45,000 and virtual digital assets from Prince.
The preliminary investigation revealed that he owned luxury cars and designer accessories and often went on world tours.
He also used AI for voice cleaning and changing to defraud citizens of the US and Canada.
To hide the transactions, he dealt in cryptocurrency to avoid leaving any trace.
After the arrest, he was presented before the CBI court, where he was granted four days of CBI remand.