In a major breakthrough under Operation Cyber Shield, the Raipur Range Police have arrested three serving bank officials for their alleged role in facilitating mule accounts used in cyber frauds.

 

The arrests came after Inspector General of Police Amresh Mishra ordered a comprehensive probe into cases flagged on the national cybercrime portal, directing the Range Cyber Police Station to act against account holders, brokers, fake SIM sellers, and complicit bank officials. During investigation, offences were registered at Tikrapara (Crime No. 229/25), Civil Lines (Crime No. 44/25), and Gudhiyari (Crime No. 17/25) police stations.

 

Technical evidence and interrogation linked Axis Bank officer Abhinav Singh, Indian Overseas Bank officer Praveen Verma, and RBL Bank officer Pritesh Shukla to the racket. Police said the trio not only ignored due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) norms but also accepted money from brokers in exchange for opening mule accounts. All three have been produced before court and remanded to judicial custody. Senior officers confirmed that further investigation is underway to trace the larger network of facilitators, brokers, and cyber syndicates operating through these fraudulent accounts