Cyber fraud! Odisha youth arrested over suspicious Rs 1.25 crore transactions
In a joint operation, police from Anandapur and Nandipada arrested an alleged cyber fraud accused from Jamitira village in Bhadrak district on Sunday. Also Read: No OTP required: Beware! Cyber fraudsters now scam people by seeking help in malls & metro stations The accused, identified as Atish Panda — son of a PET teacher from a school in Gedma — was taken into custody after authorities received inputs about suspicious financial activity in an account at Canara Bank in Anandapur. Police found that transactions exceeding Rs 1 crore had taken place within just one month through the account, raising red flags. Following a detailed investigation, separate teams from Anandapur and Nandipada police stations tracked and arrested the accused. During the operation, officials seized multiple items, including a bank passbook, ATM cards, SIM cards and an Aadhaar card of Atish Panda. Police are continuing further investigation to trace possible links to a wider cyber fraud network. “As part of the ongoing ‘Cyber Kavach’ operation in our district, Anandapur police have arrested a cybercriminal.