No sim card, no social media account…, yet a Rs 400 crore scam, international cyber racket BUSTED, mastermind communicated only through…

In a major breakthrough, Bharatpur Police have busted a massive cyber fraud network and arrested its mastermind, Rohit Dubey, from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The scam involved is worth Rs. 400 crore. To stay hidden from the police and avoid getting caught online, he used his wife’s mobile WiFi to send instructions to his gang through the Telegram app. When he realized the police were close, he threw his mobile phone and laptop into a river to destroy the evidence.

Shockingly, the entire cyber scam was not just being run from India as the main operations were being handled from Cambodia.

How was the scam discovered?

The story began on March 6, 2025, when a man named Harisingh from Dholpur in Rajasthan called the cybercrime helpline number 1930. He reported a fraud involving his Fino Payments Bank account. When the cyber police started investigating, they realized it was part of a much larger scam, involving Rs. 400 crore.

The next breakthrough came on May 8, when police arrested three people from Mohan Garden in Delhi named, Ravindra Singh (54), Dinesh Singh (49), and his wife Kumkum (38), all from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.

Later, on May 30, another accused named Devendra was caught. He had an MBA degree and had left a well-paying job with a salary package of Rs. 28 lakh per year to join the cyber fraud business.

Finally, on July 15, police tracked down and arrested Rohit Dubey, the main person behind the entire operation, from Mirzapur. However, one of his close associates, Shashikant, is still on the run.

Tricks and hidden network of the mastermind

According to Bharatpur Range IG Rahul Prakash, the mastermind Rohit Dubey was extremely careful. He never used any SIM card or social media account in his own name. To avoid being tracked, he communicated only through Telegram groups and that too using WiFi from his wife’s phone.

During the investigation, police found that Rohit and his associate Shashikant had created nearly 25 fake companies, where they showed themselves as directors. Out of these, 16 companies were completely fake. These companies were used to carry out the massive fraud. The money was shuffled between these fake businesses to hide its original source and make it difficult to trace.

How is the scam linked with Cambodia?

The police also found out that Rohit and Shashikant had visited Cambodia around seven times. There, they were in touch with a “technical team” and this team turned out to be a group of foreign cybercriminals. These criminals were controlling the operations from abroad and stayed in contact mainly through Telegram.

So far, the police haven’t been able to identify the exact identities of these foreign fraudsters. But the investigation team is deeply analyzing the Telegram chats and groups to find out more about them.

Fake online gaming & investment traps: How people were fooled

Rohit Dubey and his partner Shashikant set up a company in February 2024 in Bengaluru called “Abundance Payment Solution Pvt. Ltd.” On the surface, it looked like a normal business, but in reality, it was being used to trick people in the name of online gaming and investment opportunities.

Rohit was the director of the company and handled all technical operations. The money collected from people didn’t go through normal banking channels. Instead, it was processed using merchant onboarding and financial resellers, making it hard to trace any connection to the actual scam.

The company had around 25 merchants, but the gang controlled most of the payment systems both incoming (pay-in) and outgoing (pay-out). This gave them full control over how the money moved and helped them stay hidden.

More arrests ahead

Police officials believe that Rohit’s arrest is just the beginning. Many more people could be involved, and more arrests are likely soon. Investigators are also hoping to recover valuable digital evidence from the mobile phone and laptop Rohit threw into the river.

The Bharatpur police have called this a major breakthrough.

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