Berhampur Police arrested one person Charge of Mule-account Cyber Crime.

Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta

BERHAMPUR,(05/12/25): One person from Chsttisgarh arrested by Berhampur Cyber Crime and Economic Offence police Station  on charges of opening mule accounts at many cities of different states to do organised crimes, functionary  for channelizing proceeds of cyber crimes and money laundering.

Police identified the accused as    Ravi Prakash Samant (36 yrs)  son of  Krushna Chandra Samant of 245 Ward No.19,Camp-1,Steel Nagar, Supela ,Bhillai,  district Durg.

The detected accused was under the Scanner of by CC & EO Police, and team investigated the Money Laundering Case .

During investigation police team apprehended accused  Ravi Prakash Samant visited to  his relatives house at Berhampur before 2 years and opened 5 bank accounts in the name of 3  persons of Berhampur town with assurance to provide job in a finance company. Out of good faith they opened bank accounts in their names at Indus-End, ICICI and  Federal Bank . The accused accompanied them and opened the account in their name and took their Bank Pass Book and ATM Card. It was found  that these accounts were used for money laundering following the Cybercrime by  veteran cyber crimanls.

Police have seized Bank Pass Book, Bank Cheque Book ,ATM Card and other valuable documents and Mobile Handset of the accused  used in commission of the crime from the possession .

On the track off interrogation  accused disclose along with others are involved in operating a ‘Mule Account’ network that is used for money laundering following Cybercrime ongoing progress will give more better output.exoected.

ADVISORY TO GENERAL PUBLIC:

–           Do not open a bank account on behalf of anyone else, or share your bank account details, ATM card, PIN, or OTP with unknown individuals, especially if offered quick or easy money.

–           Allowing your account to be used by criminals for illegal transactions is a serious offence and can lead to prosecution for money laundering under relevant laws.

–           Report any suspicious activity immediately to the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) or call the helpline number [e.g., 1930].