₹3 Cr Cyber Fraud loot recovered from Rajkot bank, two arrested

Two individuals — Ketan Bopaliya and Jeet Kukdia — have been apprehended in connection with the case.

The investigation began when Police Inspector P. R. Dobriya, while auditing suspicious accounts, identified unusually large transactions under the name Shri Raghuvanshi Enterprise. Upon acquiring the KYC details, it was revealed that the account holder was Ketan Bopaliya, a former peon at Sterling Hospital.

Bopaliya was tracked down using the phone number and address associated with the account. During interrogation, he confessed that Jeet Kukdia, a former security guard, had approached him about three years ago with a proposal to open a current account to facilitate "online gaming" transactions. In exchange, Ketan was offered a ₹3,000 commission.

Between June 14 and September 6, 2023, a staggering ₹3.06 crore flowed through the account. Investigators believe these funds were part of a wider interstate cyber fraud network that duped unsuspecting victims across the country.

Both accused are now in custody, and further investigation is underway to trace other members of the racket.