As the police continue probe into the largest-ever cyber fraud racket busted in North India, they have arrested eight more accused, taking the total of people put behind bars to 140.
The police had earlier arrested 132 accused in connections with the Jamtara-style racket being run in the city.
The count of accused nominated in the case has reached 150.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma said the probe has found the network was being managed from Gujarat and Delhi. Key players based there states were managing recruitment and hawala money to the tune of crores, he said.
Six hawala operators, mostly from Ludhiana, were at the forefront in managing the flow of money from foreign countries. As per the police probe, accused were earning about Rs 35 crores per month and 40 per cent of the earnings were being diverted to India through hawala networks, the CP added.
“Police teams have been conducting raids in Delhi, Gujarat and other areas where the key players are suspected to be. Some key suspects have already been arrested and they are being interrogated. More revelations are expected in the case in the days to come,” said Sharma.
Police officials aware of the details said they have also frozen 150 additional bank accounts, taking the total count to 450.
According to the officials, a vegetable vendor, who has a unit near Division Number 3 police station, was also found involved in hawala network.
The police have already informed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax Department about the case as it involves money laundering and flow of illegal income. Both the departments are likely to initiate separate probes.
