In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, Bhavanimandi Police in Jhalawar district busted a cyber fraud racket involved in purchasing firm bank accounts to facilitate multi-crore online scams. Four gang members, including former Axis Bank employee Kanhaiya Lal Bagri, were arrested.
Jhalawar SP Amit Kumar revealed that the accused bought current accounts under firm names like “Mewara Kirana and General Store” and “Radhakrishna Trading Company.” These accounts were linked to 308 cyber fraud complaints nationwide. Police seized a cheque book and ATM card from accused Dinesh Mali.
The cyber nodal team acted on a tip-off from Constable Tejendra Singh about Dinesh Mali and Dhirendra using personal accounts as mule accounts for fraudulent transactions. Following technical analysis, the police arrested the four suspects:
Dinesh Mali (22), Bhavanimandi
Kanhaiya Lal Bagri (38), Bhavanimandi
Nikhil Nama (20), Ramganjmandi, Kota Rural
Rajesh Nagar (30), Pachor, Ramgarh (M.P.)
The operation was led by Station House Officer Ramesh Chand Meena under the supervision of SP Amit Kumar and Additional SP Chiranjee Lal Meena. The police continue to identify and crack down on mule accounts used in cybercrime.
SP Kumar emphasized that the ongoing drive aims to dismantle organized cyber fraud networks and bring offenders to justice.
