Bhubaneswar police disclosed on October 3 that four people had been arrested in an investigation into bank accounts allegedly supplied to online fraudsters. The Times of India reported the police account that day. The inquiry began with a resident’s complaint of losing ₹91.9 lakh in an alleged investment scheme after contact through social media.
Pragativadi’s October 3 report, citing the city’s Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Police Station, dates two arrests to September 29 and two to October 2. Police said eight mobile phones and digital transaction records were seized. They alleged that accounts opened in other people’s names were provided to fraud operators in return for commissions.
Investigators are examining the alleged use of remote-access applications, cryptocurrency payments and contacts outside Odisha. Claims of foreign links remain police allegations; the reviewed reporting does not establish them independently. The four arrests do not amount to convictions. Police also warned against giving others control of bank accounts in exchange for payment.