Police found out that the suspects were using fake Aadhar and other documents to rent these villas and were changing their base from one villa to another to avoid getting caught. (Special arrangement photo) In mid-October of 2024, teams from the then newly established Cyber Crime police station of Pimpri Chinchwad fanned out across Lonavala, inspecting hundreds of private villas. After checking more than 1,000 properties, they finally found what they were looking for at a plush villa with a swimming pool in the upscale Gold Valley area of the hill station. They arrested three men and seized 12 mobile phones and nine complete bank account kits, confirming their suspicions. The trio turned out to be key operatives managing a network of dozens of mule accounts used in cyber frauds across India. But that was only part of the story.…