Tea vendor in Bihar was found with ₹1.50 crore in cash and jewelry worth lakhs

Patna: In Gopalganj, Bihar, police took major action against cyber fraudsters, seizing over ₹1 crore in cash, 344 grams of gold, 1.75 kilograms of silver, and several other items related to cyber fraud from a tea vendor’s home. Police arrested two accused, who are brothers, in the raid.

Cyber ​​DSP Avantika Dilip Kumar stated that based on a tip-off, a raid was conducted on a house in Gopalganj on October 17th, from where ₹1 crore 549 thousand 850 in cash, 344 grams of gold, and 1.75 kilograms of silver were seized. 85 ATM cards, 75 bank passbooks, 28 checkbooks, two laptops, three mobile phones, and a luxury car were also recovered from the accused. Two brothers, Abhishek Kumar and Aditya Kumar, were arrested in this operation.

A police officer stated that accused Abhishek Kumar previously ran a tea shop. He later moved to Dubai, where he began operating this cyber fraud network. His brother, Aditya Kumar, lived in the village and assisted him in this illegal activity.

Demanded funds in multiple accounts
Initial investigations have revealed that this gang used cyber fraud to solicit funds in various bank accounts and then processed cash transactions. Police suspect that many other individuals may be involved in this network, and that it extends beyond the state.

Most of the passbooks are from Bengaluru
Police stated that an examination of the ATM cards and passbooks recovered during the raid revealed that most of the passbooks were from Bengaluru, prompting the police and cyber cell team to investigate the entire matter. Police are also investigating whether these accounts were used in connection with a national-level cyber network.

Income Tax and ATS teams conducted interrogations. Following the discovery of such a large amount of cash, jewelry, and cyber fraud-related items, teams from the Income Tax Department and ATS have also arrived in Gopalganj and are interrogating the arrested accused.