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Churu Cyber Fraud: Gang Busted for Opening Fake Bank Accounts Under Guise of Govt Schemes
- •Churu Cyber Police Station exposed a gang opening Airtel Payments Bank accounts for villagers under false promises of government scheme subsidies.
- •The gang posed as NGO members, offering subsidies for schemes like goat farming and solar energy, then used villagers' KYC to open online current accounts.
- •Accused introduced themselves as Airtel Payments Bank managers to gain trust, then sold the activated accounts to cyber fraudsters.
- •The gang withheld passbooks and ATM cards from villagers, ensuring fraudsters could use the accounts for illicit transactions, diverting police attention to innocent villagers.
- •Three main accused—Jitendra Kumar Jain, Ankit Jat, and Kartik Jat—were arrested; police are searching for absconding accused Sethi Bhat and investigating hundreds of similar accounts.
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The gang targeted innocent villagers by posing as NGO members and falsely promising government subsidies for schemes like solar energy and goat farming. They used the villagers' photos and KYC documents to open online current accounts in Airtel Payments Bank, while pretending to be bank managers.
Churu Cyber Police arrested three main accused individuals identified as Jitendra Kumar Jain from Sujangarh, Ankit Jat from Udansar, Fatehpur, and Kartik Jat from Mandela. Additionally, a named FIR was registered against Sethi Bhat from Chhapar, who remained absconding while police continued search operations.
After opening the bank accounts using villagers' credentials, the fraudsters deliberately withheld the passbooks and ATM cards from the actual account holders. They kept these critical documents and sold the active accounts to other cyber fraudsters to receive illicit funds and carry out illegal transactions.
