Mumbai Airport Arrests in ₹800 Crore Online Betting Fraud Case

Major Arrests in Online Betting Scam

The Cyber Crime Unit of Surat Police has apprehended two suspects linked to an ₹800 crore online betting fraud at Mumbai Airport. A police official provided this update on Wednesday.

The arrested individuals are Jatin Thakkar, also known as John Raper, aged 27 from Naroda, Ahmedabad, and Deepak Thakkar, 24, from Surat. They were presented in court, where they were remanded to six days of police custody.

Previously, the Cyber Crime Unit conducted raids in the Katargam area of Surat, leading to the arrest of Meeth Shah, Yash Shinde, Rishikesh Sapkal, Nilesh Solanki, and Pareshkumar Modi for allegedly defrauding people through an online betting platform.

According to the police, the suspects were reportedly using 149 bank accounts, with 417 complaints filed across India related to these accounts. Following their escape, Surat Police issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Jatin and Deepak.

The official revealed that Jatin Thakkar allegedly created 'mule accounts' to manage large sums of money collected from 50 online betting and gambling platforms. These bank accounts, opened or utilized to conceal illegal transactions, are referred to as 'mule accounts.'