By Neeraj Kumar
Patna: Patna police have achieved a major breakthrough in their ongoing ‘Cyber Prahar Campaign’ against cyber crime. A bank account holder has been arrested after nearly ₹81 lakh in suspicious transactions were traced through his account within just six days. Investigations revealed that the money was linked to cyber fraud.
According to the police, the accused had allegedly allowed cyber criminals to use his bank account in exchange for commission.
Officials said special drives are being conducted continuously to curb cyber crimes. As part of the campaign, authorities are identifying bank accounts used by cyber criminals to transfer defrauded money. During technical surveillance, the police detected a suspicious account through which a large amount of money had been transacted within a short span.
During the investigation, it was found that around ₹81,00,000 had been transferred through the bank account of a man residing in the Kankarbagh police station area within only six days. The transactions appeared highly unusual and inconsistent with normal banking activity. Acting on the information, the cyber police traced the account holder and questioned him at his residence.
During interrogation, the accused failed to provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the transactions. Further technical analysis revealed that complaints related to this account had been registered from four different states across the country, indicating that the account was being used by a cyber fraud network.
Providing details, Cyber Police Deputy Superintendent and Station House Officer Nitish Chandra Dharia said the arrested person has been identified as Anil Kumar, a medicine trader and resident of Kankarbagh. He added that the account had been under surveillance based on information received from central investigative agencies. Once the suspicious transactions were confirmed, the police swiftly arrested the accused.
Police investigations have also revealed that the accused allegedly allowed cyber criminals to use his bank account in return for commission. The money obtained through cyber fraud was transferred to this account and later routed to several other accounts.
The accused has been sent to judicial custody, while technical investigations are continuing to identify other individuals involved in the network. Police said strict action will continue against account holders found facilitating cyber crimes.
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