Bhojpur cyber police on Friday busted a cybercrime racket involving mule bank accounts and arrested two cybercriminals along with a finance company official for their alleged role in routing illegal funds.
According to police, the accused opened bank accounts in the names of at least 27 innocent and gullible residents of Bhojpur district. These accounts were later misused to transfer money obtained through cyber fraud across multiple states.
Addressing a press conference, Bhojpur cyber DSP-cum-SHO Sneh Setu said the action followed a tip-off received by Ara Town police station on February 5. Acting swiftly, the cyber police team apprehended two suspects involved in creating mule accounts for fraud operations.
“The arrested cybercriminals, Rohit Kumar and Mohit Kumar, had details of illegal financial transactions stored on their mobile phones,” the DSP said. During interrogation, they revealed the involvement of bank and finance company officials who allegedly helped open and unfreeze mule accounts in exchange for commission.
Based on this information and digital evidence, police arrested Suman Sourav Chouhan, a senior sales executive of a finance company. Multiple records of illegal transactions were recovered from his seized mobile phone.
Explaining the modus operandi, DSP Sneh Setu said fraudsters lured people with offers of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 to open bank accounts. Once opened, the fraudsters took control of passbooks, ATM cards and SIM cards linked to the accounts. These mule accounts were then used to transfer fraud money using UPI and other digital platforms.
“So far, 27 residents of Bhojpur district have been identified as victims who were unknowingly used as account holders,” he added.
The cyber police station has also received complaints from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, where victims’ money was traced to these mule accounts. Further raids are underway to arrest other gang members and officials allegedly involved in the racket.
