Dhanbad: Five persons were arrested from Bhalpahari village under the Tundi police station limits on Wednesday on charges of being cybercriminals, police said.The arrested suspects have been identified as Raju Kumar Mandal, Uttam Kumar Mandal, and Ajit Kumar Mandal, all residents of Bhalpahari of Dhanbad district, Dilip Kumar Mandal of Deoghar district, and Umesh Kumar Rana of Koderma district.SP (Rural) S Mohammad Yakub said, “Acting on a tip-off that cybercriminals were allegedly preparing to execute a major cyber fraud from Bhalpahari village, a police team raided the area and arrested the five suspects.”Three laptops, 20 mobile phones, 16 ATM cards, 23 bank passbooks, 10 cheque books of various banks, four PAN cards, four Aadhaar cards, an e-POS machine, three vehicle registration certificates (RCs), and a Green Remit Card were seized during the operation, police added.The seized devices and documents are being examined to establish their alleged use in cyber fraud and identify other people who may be involved in the racket. Investigation would focus on tracing the suspects’ connections and uncovering the wider network, if any, behind the alleged cybercrime activities, SP Yakub added.The raid was conducted to curb the rising incidents of cybercrime and dismantle organised criminal networks in the district as part of the ‘Cyber Shield’ operation.
