Vadodara to Dubai: The bank account broker's tale of fraud

The cybercrime police arrested Tarif Hussain Malik, a 33-year-old from Vadodara, for aiding Dubai-based Chinese cyber criminals by providing his bank accounts to park defrauded money. The investigation followed a complaint of a Rs 10 lakh investment fraud filed in November 2022. Malik admitted to selling seven bank accounts at Rs 3.5 lakh each, which he had set up under various names and sold to the fraudsters. Malik was detained after police tracked his activities over three months, including trips between Vadodara and Dubai.