Surat: The Cyber Crime Cell of Surat Police has arrested Dashrath Dhandhaliya, a key figure in a racket involved in sending bank account kits to Dubai for cyber frauds, including digital arrest scams, online honeytraps, and sextortion. Dhandhaliya allegedly rented out bank accounts for ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 and forwarded the account details to Milan, a Dubai-based handler.

About seven months ago, the Surat Cyber Cell had exposed a network operating out of Sarthana and Mota Varachha’s Swadhyay Complex that supplied rented bank accounts and SIM cards to cybercriminal gangs. Milan alias Darji Suresh Vaghela and Vivek alias Maruti, both based in Dubai, were identified as the masterminds. In Dubai, a Chinese gang employed Indians to carry out cyber fraud. Since Indian bank accounts were required to receive the scammed money, Milan and Vivek arranged for them through local agents.

In connection with this case, the police had earlier arrested Ajay Italia, Hiren Babariya, Vishal Thummar, Jalpesh Nadiadara, and Ketan Vekaria from Surat. So far, nine individuals have been arrested in this racket, including a youth from Tamil Nadu. According to police, Milan’s associates sourced accounts from people in Surat, Navsari, and Bhavnagar by offering them ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 per account, with agents receiving commissions for each account provided.

Dashrath Ramji Maji Dhandhaliya (31), a resident of Hari Krishna Residency, Umra, Velanja—originally from Vavdi, Ghogha, Bhavnagar—was the latest to be arrested. Acting on Milan’s instructions, he allegedly rented multiple bank accounts and sent the complete kits to Dubai.