Ahmedabad: Over the past fortnight, cybercrime units across Gujarat’s major cities have quietly dismantled several sophisticated cybercrime fraud networks. Teams from Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara, working alongside the state cyber crime cell, successfully solved 12 cybercrime cases, including the capture of associates linked to alleged transnational cybercrime syndicate. A release stated that the minister of state for home, Harsh Sanghavi, also congratulated the police teams.In Ahmedabad the cybercrime branch arrested six members of alleged “Chinese cybercrime gang operating from Cambodia and Nepal on May 16,” the press release stated. It adds, “The gang had hacked an ICICI bank account and conducted transactions worth Rs 48.85 lakh.” Investigations revealed the accused had detained the victim in a Nepal hotel for six days while committing multiple cybercrimes including digital arrest, investment fraud, and Telegram task fraud.Technical analysis and human intelligence led to arrests in Ahmedabad and Surat.Over 200 complaints against these accounts are reportedly registered on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal.Surat cybercrime police arrested Janak Bhalala and Bhavesh Borad on May 14 for defrauding a woman of Rs 14.94 lakh through digital arrest tactics. The duo impersonated a Mumbai cybercrime inspector to execute their scheme.In another significant case, Dilip Jagani from Ahmedabad was arrested for involvement in seven cyberfraud and cheating operations, including digital arrest schemes and document forgery. Jagani had established connections with Cambodian-Chinese citizens in Nepal, facilitating the acquisition of bank accounts for fraudulent fund transfers.On May 2, Surat Cybercime Cell arrested 35-year-old Anil Kheni, allegedly part of a cyberfraud network operating from Dubai, for POS machine fraud. Five days later, Rahul Chaudhary from Vapi was caught for orchestrating forex trading scams through fake Instagram applications.Surat authorities also arrested Delhi residents Amitkumar and Sumeetkumar Thakur on May 15 for an insurance policy scam amounting to Rs 98.85 lakh. The following day, Parth Gopani, residing in Nepal, was intercepted at Lucknow airport for cheating a 90-year-old senior citizen of Rs 1.16 crore by posing as a CBI and ED officer. On the same day, Krunal Singh Sisodia was arrested for swindling a senior citizen of Rs 22 lakh through CBI officer impersonation via video call.