{"id":13568,"date":"2026-08-18T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13568"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:30:39","slug":"1090-cybercrimes-rs-1071-crore-trail-china-linked-gang-mastermind-arrested-in-assam-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13568","title":{"rendered":"1,090 cybercrimes, Rs 1,071 crore trail: China-linked gang \u2018mastermind\u2019 arrested in Assam | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133313479,imgsize-93733,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg\" alt=\"1,090 cybercrimes, Rs 1,071 crore trail: China-linked gang \u2018mastermind\u2019 arrested in Assam\" title=\"Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. Photo credit: IANS\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. Photo credit: IANS\">Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. Photo credit: IANS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Gujarat CID has arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly masterminded 1,090 cybercrime cases involving Rs 1,071.5 crore across India and maintained links with China-based criminals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The accused, Rafiqul Alam, was arrested by the CID\u2019s cyber cell in Barpeta, Assam, following a technical investigation into an alleged international cybercrime network, according to news agency ANI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Investigators said Alam was allegedly responsible for routing money obtained through cyber fraud, including \u201cdigital arrest\u201d scams, through thousands of bank accounts before converting the funds into cryptocurrency and sending them to China.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The Gandhinagar-based Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCE) said Alam transferred tainted money through 1,754 bank accounts across India, breaking large amounts into smaller transactions to evade financial surveillance. Police separately said the investigation traced the money to 1,758 accounts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cThe money received by the accused through digital arrest or cyber frauds was split and transferred to 1,754 bank accounts across India within an hour by converting large amounts into small amounts to evade the attention of financial surveillance agencies,\u201d the CCE told ANI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Police said Alam was allegedly connected to China-based criminals through WhatsApp and Telegram, where financial information and details of cybercrime operations were exchanged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cThe accused exchanged financial information (scanner, user ID, password, crypto wallet, modus operandi of the crime, etc.) directly with Chinese criminals through WhatsApp and Telegram,\u201d the CCE said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Investigators found 23 cryptocurrency wallets on Alam\u2019s mobile phones, through which around Rs 16 crore had been transacted, the CCE said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The agency said the transactions established a link between cryptocurrency and a China-based gang. Investigators also found alleged illegal cryptocurrency trading carried out through the \u201cchip seller\u201d app.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cBased on technical analysis and the victims&#8217; statement, a team from CCE visited Barpeta city and conducted a three-day recce of the house of the main money launderer in disguise and arrested him along with his technical gadgets,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The CCE described Alam as the alleged \u201cmastermind\u201d of an international gang.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>\u201cThe accused has been involved in a total of 1,090 cyber crimes across the country amounting to Rs 1071.5 crore. His mobile phones also had gaming account transactions,\u201d the Gujarat police unit said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/1090-cybercrimes-rs-1071-crore-trail-china-linked-gang-mastermind-arrested-in-assam\/articleshow\/133313405.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: The Gujarat CID has arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly masterminded 1,090 cybercrime cases involving Rs 1,071.5 crore across India and maintained links with China-based criminals.The accused, Rafiqul Alam, was arrested by the CID\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mastermind-behind-1090-cybercrimes-worth-rs-1071-crore-held-china-links-emerge.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. 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