Man arrested for laundering Rs 19.22 lakh cyber fraud money: Despite knowing that there was fraudulent money, deposited in the bank and withdrew in different ways, 6 fraud applications from across the state

A man living in the Bhilwara Circle area of Bhavnagar city withdrew Rs 19 lakh 22 thousand from his bank account through UPI, ATM and cheques from time to time. In this case, the head constable of Ghogharod police station had registered a case at the police station 4 months ago. Earlier, Sarfaraz Lakhani was arrested, after which the police arrested one more person in the crime today. According to the information received from the Ghogharod police station, Nileshbhai Vankani, Head Constable of Bhavnagar-Ghogharad Police Station, had lodged a complaint against Sarfaraz Hameedbhai Lakhani (R. Bhilwara Circle, Bhavnagar) on 12/12/2025 at the police station alleging that Sarfaraz had deposited the money in the bank account of his Central Bank of India-Sardarnagar branch between 13.03.2025 and 17.03.2025 for his financial gain. The money was withdrawn from the account through UPI, ATMs and cheques from time to time. Mull in the Sync Portal. During the investigation of the bank account, it was found that money was deposited in the said bank account through cyber fraud. There were 6 applications of cyber fraud in different states across the country. Following the complaint, the Ghogharod police registered a case under BNS Act 317 (2), 317 (4), 54 of the BNS Act. The police had earlier arrested Sarfaraz Hameedbhai Lakhani (resident of Panch Bhilwara), Bhavnagar, who had withdrawn the money from the bank account of the cyber fraud. During the investigation, the Ghogharod police arrested another person, Munaf alias Munno alias Rustam Karimbhai Shaikh (R/o Vadwa Siddiwad) of Bhavnagar, and produced the man before the court for further interrogation and obtained a 2-day remand.