In a significant breakthrough against cybercrime, Bhavanimandi Police in Jhalawar district have busted a cyber fraud racket that used firm bank accounts to execute multi-crore online scams. Four members of the gang were arrested, including Kanhaiya Lal Bagri (38), a former Axis Bank employee.
Jhalawar SP Amit Kumar reported that the gang purchased current accounts of firms for large sums and used them to transfer fraudulently obtained funds. Accounts operated under the names “Mewara Kirana and General Store” and “Radhakrishna Trading Company” have been linked to 308 cyber fraud complaints across India. Police also recovered a cheque book and ATM card from accused Dinesh Mali.
The cyber nodal team of Bhavanimandi, acting on a tip-off from Constable Tejendra Singh, discovered that Dinesh Mali and Dhirendra were using their personal accounts as mule accounts for large-scale cyber fraud. Technical analysis led to the arrest of the four accused:
Dinesh Mali (22) – Ganesh Bagh, Pachpahad, Bhavanimandi
Kanhaiya Lal Bagri (38) – Housing Board Colony, Jhalawar
Nikhil Nama (20) – Shriram Colony, Ramganjmandi, Kota Rural
Rajesh Nagar (30) – Pachor, District Ramgarh, M.P.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of SP Amit Kumar, Additional SP Chiranjee Lal Meena, and Circle Officer Premkumar, with the police team led by Station House Officer Ramesh Chand Meena. The team also included ASI Latoor Lal and constables Tejendra Singh, Vikas, Ravi Dubey, Churaman, and Hariram Saini.
SP Kumar stated that a special drive is underway to identify mule accounts used in cybercrime and take legal action against the account holders. The Bhavanimandi Police’s success marks a major step in dismantling organized cyber fraud networks.
