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Delhi Police person busted a large cyber transgression syndicate operating done a web of ammunition companies, arresting 2 accused and uncovering transactions linked to astir ₹180 crore successful cyber fraud cases traced crossed the country.
The crackdown was carried retired nether Operation Cy-Hawk, launched to dismantle organised cyber fraud networks and choke illicit fiscal channels utilized for routing cheated money.
According to the Cyber Police Station of the New Delhi district, the cognition focussed connected mule accounts, currency handlers and ammunition companies allegedly created to launder proceeds of cyber fraud. Investigators identified aggregate hotspots successful the territory linked to suspicious fiscal activity.
Scrutiny of complaints connected the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) revealed that an IDFC Bank relationship was being repeatedly utilized to person fraud proceeds. The relationship was registered successful the sanction of M/s Kudremukh Trading (OPC) Private Limited, based successful Connaught Place.
Police said the relationship bore the hallmarks of a mule account, with aggregate complaints pointing to organised cyber crime. An FIR was registered connected November 19, 2025, nether applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and an probe was initiated.
During the probe, it emerged that the institution relationship was opened successful the sanction of Rajesh Khanna, who aboriginal disclosed that helium had acted connected the directions of Sushil Chawla and Rajesh Kumar Sharma. Investigators recovered that the duo controlled money transfers and had allegedly opened 20 ammunition companies to siphon disconnected the money.
Further scrutiny revealed links to 176 cyber fraud complaints amounting to astir ₹180 crore, with funds routed done aggregate layers of these companies.
Police said Rajesh Khanna has since died successful Noida, the remaining accused, Sushil Chawla and Rajesh Kumar, initially joined the probe but aboriginal evaded notices and failed to cooperate, pursuing which they were arrested.
Digital grounds suggested Khanna was allegedly utilized arsenic a pawn, portion the accused claimed links to a idiosyncratic reportedly progressive successful akin fraud cases successful West Bengal.
Two mobile phones and a laptop person been seized. Devices and slope accounts are being examined with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre for nationwide linkage, arsenic further probe continues.
