Bhubaneswar, Sept 16: Rourkela’s Sector-7 police have busted an organised crime racket with the arrest of five persons allegedly involved in operating mule bank accounts used for laundering money and routing proceeds from cybercrimes. The accused have been identified as Rahul Roy (30), KP Subham (27), Abhijit Nayak (22), Rohitosh Koila (24), and Ajit Munda (30), all residents of Sector-15 in Rourkela.

According to Jogeshwar Panda, Deputy SP of Zone-1, the group was providing critical support to cybercriminals by arranging fake bank accounts. These accounts were opened using forged identity documents and SIM cards, often without the knowledge of the individuals in whose names they were created. Once opened, the accounts were either sold or rented to fraudsters to route illegal funds.

“The arrested persons were mainly tasked with procuring SIM cards and managing accounts with fake papers, which were later handed over to cybercrime syndicates,” Panda said.

Police have begun tracing the money trail and are investigating possible collusion of bank staff and wider cybercrime networks. Electronic devices seized from the accused are undergoing forensic analysis. The five were produced in court on Monday and remanded to judicial custody.

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