Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police on Sunday busted a major cyber financial fraud racket and arrested the prime accused, Viraj Singh, 28, a resident of Leelapur near Sagra Sundarpur Road. He was planning to escape from town when the police arrested him.Police said that the accused was involved in facilitating illegal financial transactions by making bank accounts available to cybercriminals against a commission on the transactions.During an investigation into suspicious ‘mule’ accounts by the Cyber Help Desk, police found that an account in a private bank, held in the name of ‘Lakshmi Enterprises’, was being used for cyber financial fraud across the country. A total of eight complaints were found registered against this account on the NCRP portal across various states, involving cyber fraud amounting to approximately Rs 2.26 crore.The investigation revealed that while the account was in the name of one Manali Singh, it was being operated by her husband, Viraj Singh.Interrogation further revealed that the account details, net banking credentials and the linked mobile number were provided to cybercriminals, who used them to route the proceeds of frauds.A case was registered against Viraj Singh, Gulab Chand Jaiswal alias Rohit, Rohit and some unidentified individuals. Police have arrested the prime accused and teams have been formed to nab the absconders.
