Thane police nab one more accused in Rs 16,180 crore payment gateway fraud case; fourth arrest so far

The police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have arrested one more person in connection with the financial crime that involved breaching the system of a payment gateway service provider and siphoning off more than Rs 16,180 crore, an official said.

With the latest arrest, the police have held four persons so far in connection with the case registered at Naupada police station, the official said.

The police apprehended the fourth accused Dinesh Dhondu Shirke (49), a partner in an enterprises firm, from the western suburb of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, he said.