Jashpur. Jashpur. Jashpur Police has busted a big network of cyber fraud. Police has arrested two accused in the case of renting out bank account and sent them to jail. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Soni, some people were renting out their bank accounts due to financial greed. These accounts are called mule accounts. Cyber criminals used these accounts for illegal transactions. Account holders used to get a fixed amount in return.
The case was revealed when a suspicious transaction of Rs 1 lakh was found in an account of Maharashtra Bank. This account belonged to Subhash Kerketta of Girang village. The cyber team found the activities of the account suspicious during investigation. During interrogation, Subhash told that he had opened the account a year ago. He had given his ATM card to his uncle Neeraj Ratan Toppo. Neeraj had given him some money in return. After Neeraj’s arrest, it was found that he had sent the ATM card and account documents to an unknown person in Ranchi. The conversation between the two took place only on mobile. This has confirmed the existence of an organized gang.
Police have registered a case against Subhash Kerketta (25) and Neeraj Ratan Toppo (43) under sections 318(2), 318(4) and 61(2) and sent them to jail on judicial remand. A campaign is being run to investigate mule accounts in the district. Earlier, cases have been registered in three similar cases in Duldula, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon police station areas of the district and two accused have been arrested. In the case, SP Shashi Mohan Singh said that account holders are also directly responsible for the fraud being done through mule accounts. Police is constantly keeping an eye on such people. The public is appealed not to let their accounts be misused due to greed. Otherwise they too will become partners in crime. More big action will be taken in the coming days.
