In a major operation against cyber-enabled financial crime, police have detained six individuals from West Bengal and Assam for allegedly carrying out fraudulent money transfers through illegal APK application links using their current bank accounts.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police conducted raids at multiple locations and apprehended the suspects identified as:
- Saurav Paul (30) – Gosaigaon, Kokrajhar, Assam
- Subham Paul (27) – Gosaigaon, Kokrajhar, Assam
- Utsho Das (23) – Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Sachin Saibya (25) – Kaluajote, Naxalbari, Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Saiket Sarkar (19) – Bhaktinagar, NJP, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
- Umesh Kumar Sahani (37) – Khutiya Jal, Naxalbari, Darjeeling, West Bengal
All six were taken to Dispur Police Station for further interrogation.
During questioning, the accused allegedly admitted to travelling from West Bengal to Guwahati with the intention of executing fraudulent online money transactions. Police recovered a Bandhan Bank current account cheque book and seven mobile phones, which are believed to have been used to facilitate the illegal activities.
Authorities have launched a deeper investigation to trace the broader network behind the operation, as officials suspect links to organised cyber fraud groups operating across state borders.