The Cyber Crime and Security Unit (CCSU) of Bihar Police has taken major action in the case of a digital arrest fraud of over six crore rupees. The team has raided Samastipur and arrested four accused. The arrested accused have been identified as Manish Kumar Giri, Akshay Kumar Jha, Rajaram Poddar and Naveen Kumar Das, a resident of Darbhanga.
Clues to Transactions of Funds through Mule Accounts
According to the police, bank cheque books related to Mule account, four mobile phones, SIM cards and materials related to banking and digital transactions have been recovered from the accused. The investigating agency is now engaged in collecting information about the entire network on the basis of these documents and digital devices. Efforts are being made to link the flow of the fraudulent money from the recovered material.
The investigation began with a complaint against the NCRP.
According to the CCSU, the bank account associated with the digital arrest was verified on the basis of the information received on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
The technical investigation revealed that a large amount of cyber fraud was transacted through digital arrest in the concerned account. During the investigation, a total of Rs 6.31 crore was found to be cheated.
Suspicious transactions of Rs 90 lakh in one account
During investigation, suspicious transactions of about Rs 90 lakh were found in the bank account of one of the arrested accused.
The police registered case number 48/2026 at the Samastipur Cyber Police Station based on technical and financial evidence. After this, action was initiated to arrest the accused.
First the account holder was caught, then the links opened
The police first arrested Manish Kumar Giri, the account holder of the concerned bank account, from Vidyapatinagar in Samastipur.
On the basis of the information gathered during the interrogation, the investigation team reached out to other people involved in the case. After this, Akshay Kumar Jha, Rajaram Poddar and Naveen Kumar Das were also arrested.
Digital Arrest Fraud Network Investigation Intensifies
With the interrogation of the four accused, the police are now investigating the entire network of the fraudulent money. Efforts are being made to find out where the money was transferred and who else is involved in this network through examination of seized mobile phones, SIM cards, banking documents and digital transactions.
