Bhubaneswar, June 16 (OT Webdesk): In a major breakthrough against a growing cybercrime network, the state cyber police arrested a 41-year-old man, Uma Shankar Dixit of Kaupur village, Bhadrak district, for facilitating money laundering through a fake company account.
Dixit allegedly created a fictitious firm named Dixit Enterprises, which served as a mule account for a fraudulent trading platform called “AK Capital.”
The racket promised high investment returns via WhatsApp groups, luring unsuspecting victims across states.
The case came to light after complainant Dharmendra Prusty, a resident of Odisha, lost Rs 12 lakh by investing through the scam link.
Investigation revealed that Dixit’s account processed over Rs 1 crore, with investors hailing from states including Bihar, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka.
Dixit reportedly received a 2% commission for aiding the transactions. The police have seized his mobile devices, ATM cards, and banking credentials.
Earlier arrests tied to similar fraudulent setups had been made in Bengaluru and Baleswar, pointing to a wider organised racket operating from outside the state.
Cyber authorities are intensifying surveillance and have urged citizens to remain cautious of online investment schemes that seem too good to be true.
