A major cyber fraud gang has been busted in Jamui district's Budhikhar village, under the Jhajha police station area. The operation was a joint effort by Bihar's Cyber Crime and Security Unit, Jamui Cyber Police Station, and local police. Ranjan Kumar alias Sachin Kumar, an active member of the gang, was arrested.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the accused lured people into opening bank accounts in their names or rented existing accounts to receive and withdraw funds obtained through cyber fraud. The gang utilized fake SIM cards, QR codes, APK files, and various bank accounts to perpetrate online loan scams, lottery frauds, and other cybercrimes. The illicitly gained money was then laundered through different bank accounts and online shopping platforms.

Acting on information provided by the accused, the joint team recovered three mobile phones, an HP laptop, three Wi-Fi devices, an Airtel Payments Bank biometric device, nine bank passbooks, four checkbooks, two ATM cards, three QR codes, electronic networking equipment, and documents related to fake enterprise registrations.

During the cyber investigation, it was discovered that over 75 complaints were registered against the accused's mobile number on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP). Additionally, two recovered bank accounts had 24 and 23 cyber fraud complaints respectively, bringing the total to over 122 cyber complaints linked to the mobile number and bank accounts. Technical and financial investigations into these complaints, transactions, beneficiary accounts, and digital evidence are ongoing.

Jamui Cyber DSP Abhishek Kumar stated that suspicious WhatsApp chats, audio conversations with foreign numbers, and other digital evidence were found on the accused's mobile, which are currently undergoing forensic examination. He added that investigations are continuing to identify other collaborators, the mule account network, and the entire network of funds acquired through cybercrime. The accused has been sent to judicial custody.