BIHAR: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police arrested Harshit Kumar, the state youth secretary of the ruling Janata Dal (United), in a high-profile cybercrime crackdown. During a 16-hour raid at his residence in Gospur village under Karjain Police Station, authorities seized over 1,500 SIM cards, 8 SIM box devices, several laptops, and suspicious financial documents, exposing an international cyber fraud network.
Massive Raid Uncovers International Cyber Syndicate
The raid, which began Saturday at 4 p.m. and concluded early Sunday morning at 8 a.m., was conducted by a special team from Patna and supervised by Supaul SP Sharath R.S. The operation revealed Harshit’s deep involvement in a scam syndicate that allegedly operated a parallel telephone exchange using imported SIM box devices from Vietnam and China.
These devices were used to route illegal calls into India from countries like Cambodia and Thailand, evading lawful telecom gateways and enabling mass-scale phishing and scam operations. Authorities estimate that the gang made over 10,000 fraudulent calls daily, targeting individuals for identity theft, banking fraud, and other online scams.
The EOU found evidence linking Harshit to key operatives in Jharkhand, including Sumit Shah and Mohammad Sultan, through whom approximately 1,400 SIM cards were acquired. The SIMs were registered using forged documents and employed in cyber frauds across India and abroad.
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Lavish Assets, Crypto Links and Massive Financial Trail
Investigators found that Harshit had amassed properties worth ₹12–14 crore, including a luxurious bungalow in Motihari, and maintained 30–35 bank accounts, one of which contained ₹2.5 crore, now frozen by authorities. His bank records showed suspicious inflows, and his international travel history includes visits to Bangkok and other Southeast Asian destinations.
The fraud network reportedly converted proceeds into cryptocurrency, complicating the trail of funds and helping to launder money across borders. According to the Ministry of Telecommunications, the gang caused an estimated ₹2.5 crore loss in just two weeks, and over ₹60 crore since January 2025.
EOU is now coordinating with national cybercrime agencies and international telecom watchdogs to trace the full extent of the operation.