Kanpur: A CISF constable has been arrested in connection with a Rs57 lakh fraud case involving the digital arrest of a retired GST assistant commissioner, with investigators uncovering an international cybercrime link.
DCP (Crime) Shravan Kumar Singh said the accused, Dawood Ansari, was arrested from Rourkela by the crime branch team on Monday and brought to Kanpur on transit remand. He was later sent to jail on Tuesday. During initial interrogation, the constable revealed the names of two suspects based in Kolkata, and police teams are conducting raids to apprehend them.
Investigations have revealed that the gang has links with cybercriminals operating from Cambodia. The accused allegedly arranged bank accounts for the syndicate in exchange for Rs10,000 each. These accounts were reportedly controlled by cyber masterminds based abroad.
Police said Ansari was in contact with some youths from Kolkata who acted as middlemen for the gang. The defrauded money was routed through multiple bank accounts before being transferred through international channels to avoid detection.
Efforts are underway to trace the absconding accused, whose mobile phones have been switched off to evade location tracking. Officials said more key revelations about the international syndicate are expected as the investigation progresses.
Earlier, police had arrested five other accused in the case, including the alleged mastermind Raju Thakur from Jharkhand, along with local youths from Kanpur.
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