Kanpur: In a massive crackdown on financial crime, Kanpur Police has dismantled a major syndicate involved in suspicious transactions worth over ₹3000 crore. The mastermind, Mehfooz Ali, alias ‘Pappu Chhuri’, was arrested following a detailed investigation into a web of fraudulent bank accounts.
According to Police Commissioner Raghuveer Lal, the gang operated by baiting innocent people with promises of easy loans and insurance. They would then misuse the victims’ ID documents to register fake GST firms and open shell bank accounts—68 of which have already been identified. The scam’s footprint spans multiple states, including Delhi, Punjab, and West Bengal. Investigators have also found links between this illicit money and the scrap and slaughterhouse industries. Further arrests are expected soon.
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