India, Nov. 6 -- Three members of an international crime ring, inspired by the Netflix series Money Heist, have been arrested for duping several people across the country of nearly Rs.250 crore through fake online trading and investment schemes.

The crime ring was operated by Chinese nationals, and the arrested members got their cut of the fraud through hawala channels.

The arrested suspects were identified as Arpit Mishra, 25, a lawyer from Jaipur, Rajasthan; Prabhat Vajpayee, 22, a postgraduate in MCA from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh; and Mohammad Abbas Khan, 24, from Imphal East, Manipur.

The arrested men named themselves after key characters from the Netflix series Money Heist. They allegedly arranged mule bank accounts for their Chin...