Rourkela Police Bust Online Scam; Four Arrested

Bhubaneswar: In a significant breakthrough, Rourkela police on Sunday arrested four individuals — including three bank officials — for their alleged involvement in a massive online fraud network that has reportedly impacted more than 1,100 bank accounts across several states.

Rourkela Superintendent of Police Nitesh Wadhwani said the arrests were made following intelligence inputs from the police headquarters about suspicious activities linked to multiple bank accounts in the city.

According to the SP, investigators uncovered a well-organised gang operating in Rourkela with active support from certain bank staff. After opening and activating new accounts, the group allegedly sold them to fraudsters in other states, who then used them to commit online scams nationwide.

In the past eight weeks alone, more than 800 such bank accounts connected to the racket were reportedly sold, police said.

The scammers mainly targeted youths and senior citizens, many of whom were unaware their accounts were being misused. Police have also identified several additional individuals suspected to be part of the wider network.

All four accused were taken into custody on Sunday and are currently being interrogated. Officials indicated that more arrests are expected as the investigation continues.