8674 bank accounts allegedly linked to cyber criminals have been frozen in Jharkhand. There was a possibility of these accounts being used for illegal activities. An officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) gave this information on Tuesday.
The official said that among the accounts which have been banned, the maximum of 2,002 accounts are in Deoghar district. After this, 1,183 accounts are in Dhanbad and 959 accounts are in Ranchi.
Jharkhand Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director General Anurag Gupta said that he has received information about the seized accounts from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. He has prepared a district wise and bank wise list of such information. Gupta said that the data will be shared with the superintendents of police of the districts and banks for verification of accounts.
