Motihari/Patna: Police in East Champaran district have uncovered an alleged cyber fraud and hawala network operating near the India-Nepal border, seizing around Rs. 69 lakh in cash during coordinated raids in the Ghorasahan area of Motihari.
The operation was carried out by a joint team comprising the cyber police station and officers from four local police stations. Raids were conducted at nearly half a dozen shops located on Ghorasahan Main Road, the local market area and Veerta Chowk.
Cyber DSP Abhinav Parashar said police had received intelligence inputs suggesting that money generated through cyber fraud was being routed to Nepal through illegal channels and transferred into Nepalese bank accounts.
Acting on the information, officers launched searches that led to the recovery of cash, 11 mobile phones, a currency-counting machine, documents linked to multiple Nepalese bank accounts and several WhatsApp numbers believed to be connected to the operation.
Six Arrested, Wider Probe Underway
Police said six people have been arrested in connection with the case. Investigators suspect the group was part of a larger organised racket involved in large-scale financial fraud.
Preliminary findings indicate the network may have moved more than Rs 50 crore through fraudulent transactions. Officers believe the gang used bank accounts belonging to ordinary individuals to transfer funds in exchange for commissions.
Cross-Border Financial Trail
Authorities are now tracing the wider network, including possible links across the Nepal border, and searching for additional suspects.
