BHOJPUR POLICE BUST CYBER FRAUD GANG, ARRERT ONE

BHOJPUR POLICE BUST CYBER FRAUD GANG, ARRERT ONE

14-DEC-ENG 15

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-------------------------Bhojpur Police has achieved a major success. Police have arrested a member of a gang involved in cyber fraud using Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (Aadhaar) fingerprints, along with one mobile phone. On 11.10.2025, applicant Ankita Kumari, daughter of Sanjay Jha, Police Station Shahpur, District Bhojpur, appeared at the Cyber ​​Police Station and submitted a written application. She stated that on 23.09.2025, she received information that ₹50,000 had been deposited into her South Bihar Gramin Bank account number 75121500017515 under the Chief Minister's Girl Child Scheme. She then went to a shop to verify the amount deposited in her account using her fingerprint. Then they verified my account through Aadhar number and finger print and told me that Rs. 50,000/- has come into my account under Mukhyamantri Balika Yojana.

• Again on 09.10.2025, when I went to withdraw the said amount, I came to know that there was only Rs. 120/- in my said account. Then on 10.10.2025, I checked the bank statement and found that the amount has been withdrawn illegally from my account from 27.09.2025 to 08.10.2025. On the basis of the application submitted by the plaintiff, Bhojpur Cyber ​​Police Station FIR No. 183/25, dated 11.10.2025 was immediately registered and investigation was started. In the course of further investigation, after observing the money trail, KYC and other details were obtained and on this basis, Bhojpur Cyber ​​Police Station Case No. 79/25, dated 08.12.2025 under sections 318(4)/319(2) BNS & 66(C)/66(D) IT Act. 2000 & 37/40/41 Adhar Act. 2016 was registered.

For solving the above case and arresting the cyber criminals involved in the incident, under the direction of Superintendent of Police, a special team was formed under the leadership of Sneh Setu, Deputy Superintendent of Police-cum-Station Head, Bhojpur Cyber ​​Police Station, Ara, including Sub Inspector Pindra Kumar, Sub Inspector Swati Rani, PTC/1443 Pramod Kumar, PTC/845 Sarita Kumari, all from Bhojpur Cyber ​​and with the armed forces and technical team of the police station. The constituted team took immediate action and conducted a scientific and technical analysis of the incident, revealing that the money defrauded from the plaintiff was transferred to the account of Indian Post Payment Bank Account No. 006610430318, held by Devanand Kumar, son of Jagdish Vishwas, resident of Lakhnare, Police Station Jalalgarh, District Purnia.

For further investigation, the account holder, Devanand Kumar, was ordered to appear at the Bhojpur Cyber ​​Police Station, Ara. In light of this, Devanand Kumar appeared at the police station on 08.11.2025. During the investigation and interrogation, evidence related to the account holder's involvement in the case was found. Devanand Kumar confessed to being actively involved in the cyber fraud gang through Aadhar card and fingerprint verification, along with his village friends and relative (brother-in-law). Subsequently, Devanand Kumar, son of Jagdish Vishwas, resident of Lakhnare, Police Station Jalalgarh, District Purnia, account holder of Indian Post Payment Bank Account No. 006610430318, was duly arrested. Raids are being conducted to arrest other accused involved in the case.