One more online fraud case has come out from Kandivali,Mumbai and this one honestly has some very concerning details . Two brothers arrested,₹22 lakh seized from bank accounts,and victim was just a regular computer repair businessman who got pulled in by one simple WhatsApp-style message.
According to reports,victim received message last December promising good income through part-time work . He was asked to complete tasks on Telegram Messenger — basically generating likes for videos . Sounds harmless enough at start,right?
But things escalated fast .
Soon the brothers Jamin and Nimesh Tada allegedly started demanding more payments from victim under excuse of taxes and returns . By time businessman realized something was very wrong,he had already handed over total of ₹3.13 lakh — which included ₹3 lakh and ₹13,000 separately . He then reported everything to Kandivali police.
DCP Anand Bhoite directed his team to look into the matter and what followed was thorough examination of suspects' financial activities . Police eventually tracked both brothers all the way to Surat where they were arrested during their operation itself .
Few key things standing out from this case:
- ₹22 lakh was found sitting in various bank accounts linked to Tada brothers,showing this was not some small-time fraud.
- Brothers allegedly used 12 different bank accounts to facilitate illegal transactions,making investigation complicated .
- Scam's origins reportedly trace back to Puducherry and police are actively looking for additional suspects involved .
During interrogation,both brothers admitted their roles . Jamin,who is actually a graduate,had reportedly met mastermind of this scam on Telegram itself and allowed his own bank account to be used for fraudulent activities . Meanwhile Nimesh was handling conversion of funds into dollars which were then sent to main scammer operating somewhere else .
And honestly,over past five months these two reportedly earned ₹10,000 for each account they helped exploit . Not massive money when you think about it… but enough to keep them involved in whole operation.
One officer connected to case stated clearly — "The brothers have been remanded to police custody and are being interrogated further. The scam's origins trace back to Puducherry,and we are on the lookout for additional suspects involved in this elaborate fraud scheme."
Police are right now scrutinizing additional bank accounts tied to this scam . Scale seems bigger than what first appeared .
What makes this case uncomfortable to think about is how entry point for victim was so simple . One message,promise of easy income,small tasks on Telegram… and before he understood what was happening,over three lakh rupees were gone . This kind of setup is designed specifically to feel legitimate at first .
And somewhere behind all this is still one main mastermind sitting in Puducherry apparently,while two brothers in Surat were doing ground-level work . Police have made arrests but whether they will actually reach that original source of entire operation…
