India's Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police Bring Back Dubai-Based Fraudster Working With Chinese Cyber Gang via Interpol

Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police in Maharashtra have arrested a 26-year-old Pune man accused of running a cyber fraud operation from Dubai in partnership with Chinese cybercriminals.

He was deported through Interpol on a Look Out Circular and taken into custody at Mumbai airport.

The accused, Sumant alias Nanu Ravindra Dasre, 26, of Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pune, is listed in the police press note with his occupation as "cyber fraud".

Investigators say he received fraud proceeds from victims across India into more than 150 bank accounts supplied by two local associates, and has earned over Rs 1 crore so far, according to preliminary information.

From Dubai Salary to Chinese Partnership

According to the press note issued on 2 November 2026, Dasre's initial questioning revealed how he rose inside the Dubai-based network:

1. Caller on salary: he started on a salary of 6,000 dirhams, doing calling and messaging for share-trading and task frauds, and earned a 4 per cent commission on money collected from victims.
2. Card swiping: he then took various international cards from Chinese accused, swiped them at malls and other places to buy expensive goods, and handed the goods to the Chinese accused in exchange for a commission.
3. Partner: after learning how the cybercrime operation worked end to end, he began running cyber fraud in partnership with the Chinese accused, earning 20 per cent of each fraud amount.

Police are now investigating other accused and a call centre operating in Dubai.

The Money Trail Back to Pune

The case began with the hunt for a gang supplying bank accounts to fraudsters, under Crime Register No. 42/2026 at Cyber Police Station, registered under Sections 318(4), 317(2), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Assistant Police Inspector Pravin Swami learnt that Tushar Amararam Chaudhari, 29, of Chikhli, Pune, was opening bank accounts and, with associates, receiving cybercrime money and withdrawing it in cash.

A case was registered on the government's behalf.

Chaudhari's questioning led to his associate Adarsh Santosh Waghmare, 27, of Akurdi, Pune.

After both were arrested, they told police that they:

• opened accounts in various banks and passed the details to Dasre in Dubai, who routed fraud money into them;
• withdrew the money in cash through cheques and kept their commission;
• deposited the remaining amount through cash deposit machines (CDMs) into bank accounts provided by Dasre, for onward transfer to Dubai.

Cases are also registered against Dasre in Hyderabad, Telangana, and at Kalewadi Police Station in Pimpri Chinchwad.

A Difficult Cross-Border Investigation

With the main accused outside India, the investigation could not end with the local arrests.

Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Choubey directed that Dasre be arrested, given the seriousness of the offence and his role in running the racket from Dubai.

• API Pravin Swami obtained detailed information on Dasre through a confidential informant.
• On that basis, and with senior officers' permission, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) opened a Look Out Circular (LOC).
• Acting on the LOC, Dasre was detained in Dubai through Interpol and deported to India.
• API Pravin Swami and his team took him into custody at Mumbai airport and arrested him in the case.

Dasre has been remanded in police custody until 4 November 2026.

A Wider Problem

The press note says complaints reach Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police every day and that fraud is rising, with countless citizens across the country falling victim to online fraud.

Investigators found accused living abroad were obtaining bank accounts in India to commit cybercrime.

So far, 93 cases have been registered in the Pimpri Chinchwad Commissionerate against bank accounts used in online crimes.

Recommendations for Banks

The case shows two laundering channels working together: mule accounts in India that cash out fraud money through cheques and cash deposit machines, and international cards swiped in Dubai to turn proceeds into high-value goods.

The following measures are suggested by Ministry of Cyber Affairs and are not part of the police press note.

1. Flag fast in-and-out accounts: watch for new or dormant accounts that receive multiple small credits from unrelated individuals and are emptied within hours through self-cheques.
2. Watch cash deposit machine patterns: treat repeated CDM deposits into the same few beneficiary accounts, especially just below reporting thresholds or after large cheque withdrawals, as a red flag.
3. Link account clusters: check KYC, mobile numbers, devices and introducers across branches, since one handler supplied over 150 accounts in this case.
4. Monitor international card spends: flag high-value purchases at malls, electronics and luxury stores in hubs such as Dubai shortly after card issue or after inbound fraud-linked credits.
5. Share signals quickly: report suspicious accounts to the Financial Intelligence Unit-India and act on cybercrime complaints flagged through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (1930) to freeze funds before they are withdrawn.
6. Re-verify account openers: conduct periodic re-KYC and in-person checks where an account holder's stated occupation does not match transaction volumes.

Accused Arrested

1. Tushar Amararam Chaudhari, 29, Chikhli, Pune (occupation: job)
2. Adarsh Santosh Waghmare, 27, Akurdi, Pune (occupation: business)
3. Sumant alias Nanu Ravindra Dasre, 26, Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pune (occupation: cyber fraud)

The Team

The action was carried out under Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Choubey, Joint Commissioner of Police Dr. Shashikant Mahavarkar, Additional Commissioner of Police Sarang Awhad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rohidas Pawar, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber and Economic Offences) Rohini Banakar.

Under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Ravikiran Nale and the leadership of Police Inspector Digambar Gaikwad, the team included Assistant Police Inspector Pravin Swami, Assistant Police Inspector Vaibhav Patil, Police Sub-Inspector Rohit Dolas, Sagar Poman, Prakash Katkade and Vidya Patil, police personnel Dipak Bhosale, Nitesh Bichewar, Deva Waghmare, Atul Lokhande, Swapnil Khanse, Shrikant Kabule, Madhav Arote and Sopan Bodhwad, and woman police constable Dipali Chavan.