Ahmedabad police bust multinational cybercrime network linked to Pakistan, China

Police in Ahmedabad announced on Tuesday they had dismantled a multinational cybercrime network that supplied infrastructure for fraud operations linked to Pakistan and China, following an investigation that began with a high-profile "Boss Scam" case. Ahmedabad Commissioner of Police Anupam Singh Gahlaut said two individuals have been arrested from West Bengal, while the probe continues into a broader international operation allegedly active for at least four to five years.

The case originated in June when an employee in Ahmedabad was defrauded of 1.5 crore rupees in a sophisticated impersonation scam. Fraudsters posed as a senior executive and tricked the employee into making unauthorized money transfers. Cyber Crime Branch investigators recovered 1.3 crore rupees and returned it to the victim. However, the inquiry soon uncovered a much larger criminal ecosystem providing services to cybercriminals operating from abroad.

Two residents of West Bengal, identified as Imran Ali Piyada and Injamul Mujibar Molla, were arrested and brought to Gujarat on transit warrants. Police described the operation as a "Cybercrime-as-a-Service" network that supplied essential tools for digital...