The Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police in Maharashtra have arrested a 26-year-old Pune man who allegedly ran cyber fraud operations from Dubai in partnership with Chinese cybercriminals, after he was detained in Dubai through Interpol on a Look Out Circular (LOC) and deported to India, according to a police press note issued on Monday, November 2.
Source: Pimpri Chinchwad Police press note via Ministry of Cyber Affairs
The accused, Sumant alias Nanu Ravindra Dasre of Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pune, was taken into custody by Assistant Police Inspector Pravin Swami and his team at Mumbai airport on his arrival and arrested in the case. He has been remanded in police custody until November 4, 2026. The Indian Express also reported the arrest and his return from Dubai through Interpol.
Source: The Indian Express
According to the press note, investigators allege that Dasre received fraud proceeds from victims across India into more than 150 bank accounts supplied by two local associates, and had allegedly earned more than Rs 1 crore so far, as per preliminary information. The allegations have not been tested in court.
Police said Dasre's initial questioning indicated he had started in Dubai on a salary of 6,000 dirhams, making calls and sending messages for share-trading and task-based frauds, and allegedly earned a 4 per cent commission on the money collected from victims before rising within the network.
The case began with a hunt for a gang supplying bank accounts to fraudsters. It is registered as Crime Register No. 42/2026 at the Cyber Police Station under Sections 318(4), 317(2), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Police said cases are also registered against Dasre in Hyderabad, Telangana, and at Kalewadi police station in Pimpri Chinchwad.
According to the press note, API Swami obtained information about Dasre through a confidential informant, after which the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) opened the LOC with senior officers' approval, acting on the direction of Police Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey given the seriousness of the offence and Dasre's alleged role in running the racket from Dubai. Further investigation is underway.