In Chennai, four individuals from Pallipattu town in Tiruvallur district were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their involvement in cyber fraud. The accused, Tamilarasan Kuppan, aged 29, Prakash, aged 26, Aravindan, aged 23, and Ajith, aged 28, were found to have established shell companies and opened bank accounts to hide the illicit proceeds from various cyber crimes. Following searches in Tiruvallur linked to a suspicious bank transaction of 2.6 crore, the ED detained the individuals. A Bengaluru court specializing in ED cases granted the agency four-day custody of the accused. The group, linked to Chinese scammers through a WhatsApp network, aided in laundering money earned from cyber frauds through shell companies. The individuals facilitated the fraudsters by organizing dummy directors, addresses, and documents for these companies, and worked with bank staff to establish accounts for laundering the proceeds of cyber crimes. The ED froze an account containing 2.8 crore under the name of a shell company named Cyberforest Technology Private Limited at Bandhan Bank. The case involves a businessman from Jaipur being deceived of 2.6 crore by Chinese scammers impersonating various government agencies. The ED's involvement in this case stems from its ongoing investigation into multiple cyber fraud cases reported by various state police across the country. Previously, the ED had apprehended four individuals in Bengaluru in August. To date, the agency has conducted 17 searches and seized crucial evidence, including mobile phones and other digital materials.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered over 28 crore in proceeds generated from cyber scams. Following the arrest of four individuals in Pallipattu, Tiruvallur district, the ED revealed that the accused Tamilarasan Kuppan, Prakash, Aravindan, and Ajith set up shell companies and bank accounts to launder money obtained from cyber frauds. During searches in Tiruvallur, a suspicious transaction of 2.6 crore led to the arrests, with the accused granted four-day custody by the Bengaluru court for ED cases. These individuals cooperated with Chinese scammers in a WhatsApp group, assisting in money laundering through shell companies. Specifically, Tamilarasan, along with Ajith, Prakash, and Aravindan, facilitated the operation by arranging dummy directors and addresses for the shell companies. They engaged with bank personnel to open accounts for laundering the proceeds derived from cyber frauds. The ED froze an account with 2.8 crore under the name of a shell company named Cyberforest Technology Private Limited in Bandhan Bank. This case involves the cheating of a businessman in Jaipur for 2.6 crore by Chinese fraudsters impersonating central government agencies. The incident was reported to Jaipur cybercrime police, leading to the ED's involvement based on multiple FIRs filed by state police across the country. In a related case, the ED had previously arrested Shashi Kumar M, Sachin M, Kiran S K, and Charan Raj in Bengaluru in August.Up to now, a total of 17 searches have been carried out, resulting in the confiscation of evidence such as mobile phones and other digital devices. The ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002 has revealed illicit proceeds exceeding 28 crore from cyber scams.