Uttarakhand STF arrests hawala operator from Surat, busts cybercrime network

In a significant breakthrough the Special Task Force STF of Uttarakhand Police successfully apprehended a major hawala operator involved in supplying bank accounts and SIM cards in Dubai The accused with a criminal history spanning the country was arrested from Surat in Gujarat according to an official release of Uttarakhand STFAlso Read Thane 3 persons duped of Rs 1997 lakh in online job fraudAlso Read Navi Mumbai businessman loses Rs 60 lakh in cryptocurrency trading fraud 5 bookedAccording to the statement the accused identified as Moradiya Hardik Kumar Bhagwan Bhai 32 a resident of Tapovan Society in Surat was actively involved in cybercrimes and hawala operationsThe Special Task Force under the leadership of SSP Ayush Agrawal uncovered a total of 104 cases and 2327 cybercrimes linked to the accused nationwideAccording to Agrawal police seized crucial items including 42debit cards 30 cheque books 20 micro SIM cards a Dubai Metro card a Dubai SIM card a passport a cardswiping machine and seals of three fake companies among other itemsThe accused who had planned to continue his cybercrime activities in Dubai was taken into custody before he could execute his plans The accuseds modus operandi involved creating fraudulent websites and posing as an employee of Flight Network Through Telegram groups he lured individuals into tasks including booking flights ultimately engaging in fraudulent activities to amass illgotten gains the senior police official saidFurther investigation revealed that the accused used fake SIM identity cards to commit crimes exploiting various mobile handsets SIM cards and fake bank accountsThe accused who travelled to Dubai and Thailand to supply cyber fraud kits containing SIM cards and bank accounts was apprehended based on technical evidence and intelligence gathered by the Uttarakhand PoliceAccording to the release the seized items including documents and electronic devices have provided critical evidence against the accused exposing a national scam totaling approximately Rs 710 croreThe accused faces charges in multiple states including Telangana Uttar Pradesh Delhi Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Gujarat Bihar Haryana Karnataka Chhattisgarh Uttarakhand and Andra Pradesh This totals 104 FIRs and 2327 criminal linkages across India The accused had 36 criminal linkages against him in Uttarakhand alone the release addedAgrawal highlighted the successful efforts of Uttarakhand Special Task Force and Cyber Police Station Dehradun in combatting cybercrime The team under his leadership has made significant strides in apprehending over 100 cyber criminals last year including major hawala operatorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever