India, Feb. 8 -- A 51-year-old Palghar resident linked with at least 182 cyber fraud cases registered across the country has been arrested by cyber police. The accused, Vijay Chaudhary, used forged documents to establish shell companies or trusts, opened bank accounts in their name and used the accounts to receive defrauded amounts in lieu of a 3% commission, said police.

Chaudhary was arrested in pursuance of a compliant lodged by a constable working with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), who lost Rs.17 lakh in an online fraud.

In his complaint, the constable alleged that in September 2024, he received an invite to a WhatsApp group related to stock market investments.

"The constable joined the group with 108 members and fo...