Surat: Cybercrime police have arrested Jatin Thakkar (27) of Ahmedabad and Deep Thakkar (24) of Surat at Mumbai airport in connection with an Rs 800 crore cyberfraud case. The duo was caught after arriving from Thailand, following a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued against them.

The case came to light two months ago, when police raided a premise in Katargam and arrested five individuals namely Meet Shah, Yash Shinde, Rishikesh Sapkal, Nilesh Solanki, and Paresh Modi, after uncovering cyberfraud transactions totaling Rs 800.66 crore. Authorities traced 149 mule bank accounts used to deposit stolen funds and noted 417 complaints registered against these accounts across India.

Further investigation revealed that the arrested men were working for John Raper, Tyson (alias Pikachu), and Karan Desai, based in Vietnam. Their real identities were later confirmed as Jatin Thakkar and Deep Thakkar, prompting the LOC and subsequent arrest at Mumbai airport. Investigations revealed Jatin as the mastermind and Deep handling data entries.

Police seized four mobile phones and two laptops, which contained details of 36 mule accounts and Rs 87 crore in fraudulent transactions, along with 227 complaints registered on the NCCRP portal. Both accused have been remanded to police custody for six days as the investigation continues, with authorities warning that more shocking details may emerge. DeshGujarat