- By Kamakshi Bishnoi
- Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:27 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
In a significant attempt to combat cybercrime, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested one member of an international cyber fraud gang from Agra for allegedly defrauding foreign nationals by sending emails to their accounts.
The accused, identified as Amit Kumar Dhanda, was arrested near Vayu Vihar Road, Jagdish Pura, Agra, on Sunday evening. A resident of E-5 Ground Floor, Sector 82, Gurugram, Haryana, Dhanda claimed to have visited Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
According to the Officials, Dhanda was part of an International gang that lures victims through phishing emails and later contacts them by posing as IT company representatives. By gaining remote access to victims’ computers, the fraudsters siphon money from their bank accounts.
Investigation revealed that the gang has been run by Irfan Malik, from Kolkata, under the guise of a call centre. Malik’s network has defrauded more than a hundred people abroad, causing losses amounting to crores of rupees. Foreign bank accounts provided by cyber fraudsters in China were used for the transactions, while agents in Dubai channel the money back to the gang via hawala.
STF Inspector Yatindra Sharma has registered a case against Amit Kumar Dhanda and the gang leader Irfan Malik, resident of Central Division Park Circus, Kolkata, West Bengal, at Jagdishpura police station.
The STF team has also recovered an iPhone, a laptop, an Innova car, etc, from the accused. Sharma said that efforts are being made to arrest other members of the gang.
The STF team has also recovered an iPhone, a laptop, an Innova car, etc, from the accused. Sharma said that efforts are being made to arrest other members of the gang.
The arrested Amit Kumar Dhanda used to take foreign accounts from cyber fraudsters based in China and give them to the cyber fraud gang on commission. After money is deposited in these foreign accounts, the defrauded money reaches Irfan Malik through hawala through an agent based in Dubai. Amit gets five per cent commission on the total amount of the defrauded money.
Upon interrogation, Dhanda admitted to having connections with the gang for the past six years. He revealed that 65 per cent of the siphoned amount goes to Malik, while 35 per cent is shared between the Chinese fraudsters and hawala operators. He personally received a 5 per cent commission on every transaction. At times, the gang also routed money through gift cards to Kolkata.
Malik, who earlier worked in a Noida-based IT call centre, formed the gang to fund his lavish lifestyle. Several other youths, along with Dhanda, employed at call centres and earning modest salaries, joined the network for quick profits. The gang reportedly includes members fluent in multiple languages and employs VPN SIMs, hotspots, and WiFi to mask their locations and evade tracking.