Bihar Police identify over one lakh mule accounts across 38 districts

A total of 47,659 cybercrime complaints were registered in Bihar, while 5,69,160 complaints were registered at the national level during September and October.

Updated - November 14, 2026 06:27 pm IST - Patna

Bihar Police received 11.40 lakh phone calls related to cyber fraud. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Bihar Police Cyber Unit has identified a total of 1,09,475 bank accounts suspected of involvement in cybercrime.

Inspector General (IG), Cyber Crime and Security Unit, Ranjit Kumar Mishra said on Friday that a total of ₹72.53 crore is deposited in these mule accounts across all 38 districts.

The police will soon initiate action against these accounts under the Cyber Prahar 5.0 campaign.

Patna leads with the highest number of mule accounts (14,644), followed by Gaya (6,172), Muzaffarpur (4,244), Nalanda (4,146), Bhagalpur (4,197), West Champaran (3,945), Siwan (3,859), Vaishali (3,441), and Aurangabad (3,326).

Mr. Mishra said another cyber police station would soon be established in Patna district to address rising cybercrimes.

Earlier, the Bihar Police launched the Cyber Prahar 4.0 and 4.1 campaigns to combat cybercrime, Mr. Mishra said, adding that significant action was taken during September and October under these campaigns.

A total of 47,659 cybercrime complaints were registered in Bihar, while 5,69,160 complaints were registered at the national level during this period.

Similarly, cyber fraud amounting to ₹121.26 crore was reported in Bihar. Of this, accounts worth ₹36.94 crore were frozen and ₹8.04 crore has been refunded to victims.

According to police data, cyber fraud amounting to ₹3,503 crore was reported nationally during the same period. Of this, accounts worth ₹993 crore were frozen, and ₹57 crore has been refunded to victims so far.

Bihar performed better than the national average in freezing fraudulent accounts, Mr. Mishra said.

Stating that the Bihar Police received 11.40 lakh phone calls related to cyber fraud, Mr. Mishra said 3,177 suspicious mule accounts were identified under Cyber Prahar 4.0, while 15 FIRs were registered and seven people were arrested. Notices were also issued to 448 cybercriminals.

Under Cyber Prahar 4.1, the police identified 1,226 suspicious mule accounts, registered 17 FIRs, and arrested 12 people.

In addition, six SIM card vendors (Point of Sale or POS agents) were arrested. A total of 385 mobile SIM cards and 442 mobile phones were blocked. He also said 2,172 objectionable social media posts were taken down and 549 social media accounts were deleted between September and October.

Published - November 14, 2026 06:14 pm IST

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