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Lucknow Police Arrest Deputy Bank Manager, Two Others in ₹20-Crore Cyber-Fraud Racket

Police describe a shell-company network that laundered online gaming scam proceeds through corporate accounts.

Overview

  • DCP Kamlesh Dixit identified the accused as Uttam Kumar Biswas, Rajiv Biswas and Umakant following a joint Cyber Crime Cell operation.
  • Investigators say the IndusInd Bank deputy manager helped open corporate accounts for fake firms including Aakash Real Estate & Developers Pvt Ltd and Sunrise Solutions Pvt Ltd.
  • Proceeds from online gaming scams and fraud calls were funneled into these accounts, layered through transfers and ATM withdrawals, then moved into assets such as gold, land and property.
  • Police cite transactions tied to nearly ₹20 crore, though an earlier preliminary review referenced about ₹6 crore, with roughly 50 related complaints and FIRs across multiple states.
  • Officers seized ₹30,000 in cash, five mobile phones, six ATM cards and identity documents, booked the trio under the BNS and IT Act 66(D), and said efforts to trace beneficiaries and accomplices continue.