The Gonda cyber cell police have successfully dismantled an interstate cyber fraud racket that siphoned off crores of rupees through mule bank accounts spanning nine states. Nine individuals were arrested, and authorities froze Rs 14.87 crore linked to suspicious transactions.
Arrests and Recoveries
The arrested accused include Aman Singh, Kuldeep Verma, Rohit Singh, Suraj Kumar Singh, Mohit Singh, Ranjeet Kumar, Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Sameer, and Alok Gupta. Several of them have prior cybercrime cases registered against them. Mohammad Sameer faces two criminal cases in Kanpur Nagar, while Aman Singh has a case in Rohtak, Haryana.
Police recovered a significant haul: 347 bank passbooks, 177 ATM cards, 22 Aadhaar cards, 10 mobile phones, Rs 20,290 in cash, and three motorcycles. Additionally, they froze Rs 14,87,06,879 deposited through mule accounts, as confirmed by Gonda Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal.
Modus Operandi
The gang targeted victims in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Haryana, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh. They lured individuals from rural and economically weaker backgrounds by promising benefits under government welfare schemes. After convincing them to open bank accounts, the accused collected their passbooks, ATM cards, and cheque books. These accounts were then used to receive money from cyber fraud and online scams, which was subsequently divided among the gang members.
Investigation Details
The probe revealed that police identified 46 bank accounts linked to the accused. Among these, 17 accounts registered with various banks had a total of 212 complaints lodged against them on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). In recognition of the successful operation, the Gonda police announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for the cyber cell team that cracked the case.
