Bhubaneswar: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly supplying bank accounts, ATM cards, SIM cards and passbooks to cyber fraudsters as part of an interstate cyber fraud racket, police said on Tuesday.
Raurkela SP Nitesh Wadhwani said the accused allegedly lured members of the public with promises of money and jobs and collected their bank account details and other banking-related documents.
The accused allegedly supplied the accounts and other materials to cyber fraudsters in exchange for financial gains, police said.
During the investigation, verification through the Samanvay Portal and the Cyber Cell, Raurkela, revealed that 11 bank accounts were linked to around 20 cybercrime complaints registered in different states, including Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
The investigation further revealed that cyber fraud-related financial transactions amounting to approximately Rs 25 lakh had been carried out through the identified bank accounts, police said.
The accused allegedly received around Rs 15,000 for providing each bank account to cyber fraudsters, according to the investigation.
Police are now investigating the wider network and efforts are underway to identify other members of the interstate cyber fraud racket, officials said.
Further investigation is also being conducted into the financial transactions associated with the network.
Raurkela Police said they would continue to take action against cybercrime and fraudulent activities.
