Two more members of Darji cybercrime gang caught

Surat: Cybercrime police arrested two more members of the Milan Darji cybercrime gang, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 19.Crime branch invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC) against Darji and his associates after investigators found they were linked to 1,867 cyberfraud complaints involving 1,029 bank accounts. The multi-crore racket encompasses 214 FIRs registered across India.Police said they received a tip-off that the two accused were hiding in Surat and nabbed Mayur Kakadiya, 30, and Vishal Godhani, 30.According to investigators, Kakadiya had been staying in Dubai with Darji. His role was to withdraw dirhams from ATMs in Dubai and hand the money over to Darji.Godhani, on the other hand, allegedly helped the gang by supplying bank accounts and their kits to other accused, including Ajay Italiya and Jalpesh Nadiyadara, who had earlier been arrested along with 15 others in the case.The racket first came to light in Oct 2024, when police raided an office in Mota Varachha and busted a Rs 197 crore cyberfraud operation allegedly linked to Chinese gangs.During the investigation, police traced 1,029 bank accounts that had received money from cyberfraud victims. Officials also found 215 FIRs and 1,867 complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCCRP) linked to these accounts. Darji and others allegedly layered, laundered and transferred the proceeds of cyberfraud perpetrated across the globe by Chinese gangs. Darji operated the 46-member gang from Dubai. Eleven of them have been arrested by Surat police so far.One Arrested for Rs 20 Lakh Investment FraudSurat: Cybercrime police made a third arrest in connection with two share market investment fraud cases involving about Rs 20 lakh.Police arrested Hiren Sojitra, who allegedly provided his bank account to receive the proceeds of the crime. In the scam, the accused lured two Surat-based victims by promising high returns on share market investments and made them download a mobile application. After the victims transferred money through the app, they were unable to withdraw the funds.Investigators said they found 12 cyberfraud complaints linked to Sojitra's bank account, in which about Rs 17.97 crore of fraud money had been deposited.