Sambalpur: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, Sambalpur police arrested nine persons, including the prime suspect from Jharkhand’s Jamtara, for allegedly opening mule accounts to facilitate fraudulent transactions worth around Rs 50 lakh.

The prime accused in the online fraud was identified as Anil Kumar Mandal (37) of Murlidhi village in Jamtara district of Jharkhand. The other accused are Bhisma Padhan (25), Pramod Tandia (36), Uttam Jagdala (36), Achyuta Bira (23), Debendra Majhi (25), Goutam Jagdala (29), Rinku Bag (30) and Srikanta Tandia (25), all from Sambalpur district in Odisha. ADVERTISEMENT

Sambalpur SP Mukesh Bhamoo said police apprehended Anil near Ainthapali bus stand on September 21 on basis of credible information. Upon search, police seized 35 bank passbooks, 22 ATM ca

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