Sambalpur police have arrested eight individuals for their involvement in a sophisticated fraud racket that used fake documents to open multiple bank accounts.

These accounts were allegedly used by cybercriminals from Jharkhand’s Jamtara district to facilitate fraudulent transactions amounting to over Rs 50 lakh.

The operation began on September 21 when Ainthapali police, during routine patrolling, apprehended a suspicious individual near the bus stand. The suspect, identified as Anil Mandal (37) from Jamtara, was found carrying 35 bank passbooks, 22 ATM cards, two cheque books, five SIM cards, Rs 930 in cash, and two fake Aadhaar cards bearing his photograph with different ID numbers.

Upon interrogation, Mandal confessed to working as a commission agent for cyber fraudsters. He reveale

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