Two swift police actions in Bhagalpur, Bihar, have led to the capture of cyber fraud operatives preying on farmers and the ringleader of an armed robbery gang. The successes reflect a strategic campaign to eradicate digital cons and violent holdups plaguing the region.
The cyber police zeroed in on fraudsters exploiting glitches in the PM Kisan subsidy scheme, particularly targeting those delayed by KYC issues. Stemming from a complaint on February 27, 2026 (case 20/2026), intelligence-led raids on March 2 netted Rajkumar Das and Deepak Sharma.
Seized gadgets—a laptop, mobiles—and financial tools like ATM cards and passbooks unraveled a scheme of phony accounts siphoning farmer funds. The arrests build on prior detentions of two other suspects, crippling the operation.
In tandem, the hunt for Ghogha Market’s October 5, 2025, dacoity perpetrators ended with Pawan Kumar Sharma’s nab from Jharkhand’s Chitra area on March 3. His imprisonment seals the fate of the full quintet, given his trail of robbery and assault convictions.
Bhagalpur’s law enforcers, drawing from cyber, DIU, and Ghogha teams, vow continued aggression against such threats. By disrupting these networks, they protect livelihoods and public safety, encouraging community vigilance to sustain this momentum toward crime-free zones.