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CBI Arrests Two Patna Bank Officials in Mule Account Probe

Investigators cite digital evidence indicating insider facilitation of laundering cyber-fraud proceeds.

Overview

  • Those arrested are Shalini Sinha of Canara Bank and Abhishek Kumar of Axis Bank, both posted in Patna.
  • Sinha was detained in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and Kumar was picked up in Bettiah, Bihar.
  • The CBI says device analyses show they helped open and run mule accounts, took quid pro quo, and coached fraudsters to evade system red flags.
  • The agency plans to produce both suspects in court after obtaining transit remand.
  • Earlier actions included searches at 61 locations, 13 prior arrests, and recent charge sheets, and the probe into additional bank staff continues.