Six Arrested in Siliguri for ₹5.5 Crore Online Fraud Using Rented Bank Accounts.

In a major breakthrough, Barrackpore Cyber Crime Police arrested six people in Siliguri for their involvement in a large online fraud scheme using rented bank accounts.

The case came to attention on September 25, following a complaint about an online scam worth ₹5.5 crore. Reports say the scammers rented bank accounts from different people, offering them cash in return, and then used these accounts to carry out illegal transactions.

The operation was based out of a rented house near Kankata More on Siliguri’s Eastern Bypass. Acting on a tip, the Barrackpore Cyber Crime Police team traveled to Siliguri on Friday, where they captured six suspects from the location.

Several ATM cards, bank passbooks, SIM cards, and mobile phones were seized from the suspects at the time of arrest. They will be presented at Jalpaiguri court on Saturday and then transferred to Barrackpore on a transit remand for further questioning