Surat Police Bust Gang for Duping Flipkart of ₹42 Lakh Using 5,121 Fake Orders

Surat: Surat Cybercrime Police have busted an alleged inter-state cybercrime racket accused of defrauding e-commerce company Flipkart of more than ₹42 lakh by misusing its Seller Protection Fund policy. The gang allegedly placed 5,121 bogus orders from a single device and IP address within just nine days.

The case came to light after Flipkart filed a complaint with the Surat Cyber Crime Police Station. During the investigation, police identified Ashraf and his associate Rakshit as the alleged masterminds of the racket, along with other members of an inter-state gang.

According to the police investigation, the accused exploited a loophole in the company’s system by placing orders using the cash-on-delivery (COD) option. After placing the orders, they allegedly received payments from the company as sellers within three days under the applicable policy and then cancelled the orders on the fourth day.

Police said the accused used this method repeatedly to generate fraudulent payouts, causing losses of more than ₹42 lakh to the company.

The investigation also revealed that Ashraf and Rakshit were allegedly in contact with members of the Jamtara cybercrime network in Jharkhand through Telegram. With their assistance, the gang allegedly created fake seller IDs and generated bogus orders to operate the racket.

Police have also detected suspicious financial transactions worth around ₹2.46 crore from Rakshit’s bank account over the past 10 months. Investigators have recovered around 25 fake Gmail IDs allegedly used to create bogus accounts as part of the operation.

Surat Cybercrime Police have registered a case against Ashraf, Rakshit and other alleged members of the inter-state gang. Further investigation is underway to identify other people involved in the racket and determine whether similar frauds were carried out against other companies across the country. DeshGujarat