Vadodara: The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCE) of Gujarat Police has arrested six individuals from the city for allegedly operating a network that facilitated cyber fraud by arranging bank accounts and withdrawing illicit funds.

According to officials, the bank accounts linked to the racket were used in fraudulent transactions amounting to nearly Rs 210 crore. The national cybercrime helpline 1930 has so far received 273 complaints connected to these accounts.

Investigators said the accused opened accounts in the names of “money mules” and procured complete banking kits, including debit cards and chequebooks. They also arranged SIM cards, linked them to these accounts, and used them to carry out transactions and withdraw money obtained through various online scams.

Analysis of 11 mobile phones seized during the operation revealed details of around 50 bank accounts used in the fraud.

Police identified Deepesh Rajpurohit, alias Montu, as the alleged mastermind, stating that he coordinated the network involved in opening and operating the accounts and personally managed about 40 suspicious accounts.

The other accused—Adul Kabir Mohammed Ilyas Pathan, Vivek Vanzara, Mayank Bairwa, Rohit Verma, and Mohit Raval—are believed to have played key roles in arranging bank accounts, recruiting money mules, handling withdrawals, and managing operations.

Authorities said the accounts were used across multiple cybercrime categories, including digital arrest scams, investment fraud, loan-related fraud, UPI-linked scams, deposit fraud, part-time job scams, and online gaming fraud. DeshGujarat