Bank accounts rented for Rs 3,000, used in Rs 25 crore cyber scam; 3 arrested

Three men, including two bike-taxi riders, have been arrested by Patna police after multiple transactions totalling around Rs 25 crore, allegedly linked to cyber fraud, were routed through their bank accounts, according to the officials.The trio are believed to be part of an interstate cyber crime network. The accused—identified as Prabhakar, Amit and Deepak—allegedly rented out their bank accounts to scammers.They were paid Rs 3,000–Rs 5,000 per transaction routed through the accounts, the police said. Two of the three accused work as bike-taxi riders through online ride-hailing platform Rapido, officials said.Cyber crime-related complaints have been lodged against the three accused on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) by complainants in several states across the country, said DSP Sangita Kumari, in-charge of the Cyber Police Station in Patna. While two of the accused were arrested from Patna, the third one was arrested from Bihar's Buxar district.Police are now investigating the wider network and working to identify and arrest other members of the suspected interstate cyber fraud syndicate. The probe is also aimed at determining how many people were involved in the network and the extent of their role in the alleged cyber fraud.- Ends(Based on inputs from Sujeet Kumar)Published On: Aug 17, 2026 11:26 IST