Bihar Police Busts ₹40 Crore Cyber Fraud Gang Young Mastermind, Luxurious Lifestyle Exposed

In a major breakthrough, Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has exposed a nationwide cybercrime racket involving over ₹40 crore fraud. The operation led to the arrest of the 21-year-old mastermind, Harshit Kumar, from Supaul district, along with five other associates.

How the Scam Worked

• The gang used advanced technology, including spoofed SIM boxes imported from China and Vietnam.
• These devices tricked the system by converting international internet calls (VoIP) into local calls, hiding the caller’s true identity.
• Over 10,000 fake calls were made daily to dupe unsuspecting citizens across numerous states including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Delhi, Odisha, and Jharkhand.

Massive Losses and Fake SIM Network

• The scam caused around ₹2.5 crore loss to the telecom department in just the last two weeks.
• Investigations revealed the gang operated since January 2025, with estimated total losses of about ₹30 crore in the last seven months just from telecom fraud.
• An entire supply chain supplied illegal SIMs to the syndicate, with a key supplier from Jharkhand delivering nearly 1,000 SIM cards since March 2025.
• SIMs were obtained using fake biometric data collected under the pretense of government schemes.

What Police Seized

• Eight SIM box devices, hundreds of SIM cards (used and unused), POS machines, multiple bank passbooks, and documents.
• Harshit Kumar, the alleged mastermind, owned a luxurious house in Motihari and had ₹3 crore worth of suspicious bank transactions.
• Authorities discovered he had accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges, raising concerns of money being transferred digitally.

International Links

• The syndicate had connections to criminals in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and other countries using social media networks.

What’s Next?

Police are probing the financial and digital trails, reviewing PAN, Aadhaar, and bank details of the accused. The crackdown is seen as a big win against cybercrime networks targeting common people.

Stay alert! Never share your OTPs, personal, or financial details on unexpected calls. If you suspect fraud, report to the nearest police station or cyber cell.