A 21-year-old tea vendor from Surat has been arrested for allegedly acting as a conduit in a cyber fraud network, using his bank account to route stolen money. North Cyber Police said the accused, Sachin Manojbhai Modanwa, allowed fraudsters to use his account transfer funds.

Fraud trail

The case surfaced during a probe into a '41 lakh investment fraud targeting a 60-year-old Borivli West resident. Lured via social media with promises of high returns, he transferred money across multiple accounts. Investigation revealed '2 lakh was routed to Modanwa’s account.