Karnal, July 31: The Karnal Cyber ??Police Station has busted an organized gang involved in the buying and selling of bank accounts used for cybercrimes. Police arrested five individuals linked to the gang and recovered bank account kits and a large number of ATM cards from their possession.
ASI Krishna Kumar, stationed at the Cyber ??Police Station, stated that the police had received information that certain youths were enticing poor and needy individuals to sell their bank accounts. These accounts were subsequently sold to others, who used them for cyber swindling and online fraud.
Acting on this information, a police team arrested five accused, including Shiva, Ankit, and Kartik (alias Manjit Arora). During the investigation, kits for four offline and 19 online bank accounts, along with a large number of ATM cards, were seized from them.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused would either lure people with money to open bank accounts in their names or purchase existing accounts directly. Later, the details and control of these accounts were sold to others via social media platforms like Telegram. These accounts were utilized for cyber fraud.
According to the police, among the arrested individuals, two are from Karnal, two from Sonipat, and one from Rohtak. The alleged ringleader, Vishal, was arrested in Rohtak. Another accused, Sahil, is an agent associated with Airtel Payments Bank who played a role in facilitating the opening of these bank accounts. Police stated that 6 to 7 other suspects linked to the gang have been identified, and raids are being conducted to apprehend them.