Archive · 30 Jul 2025
Couple Arrested for Alleged Bank Fraud Targeting CSPs
Imagine a couple pretending to be important people like border security officials to trick small bank branches.
They'd call these branches, asking to transfer money and promising to pay them back with extra money.
The bank branches did as they were told, but when they went to get paid, the important people weren't there!
The police caught the couple, finding they'd done this many times, stealing a lot of money from branches in different places.
Now, the police are asking the couple questions to learn more about what they did.
A couple was arrested in Bihar for allegedly defrauding customer service points (CSPs) of various banks.
Subhajit Ballav and Ria Haldar Ballav were apprehended following investigations into several fraud cases.
The couple targeted CSPs near border outposts, impersonating BSF officials to request money transfers.
They promised cash payments and commissions that never materialized after the CSP representatives visited the outposts.
The couple is linked to 877 fraud cases in 2024 and 68 in 2025, with over ₹48 lakh siphoned off in 2025 alone.
- Who
- Subhajit Ballav and Ria Haldar Ballav were arrested by Cooch Behar police.
- What
- A couple was arrested for allegedly defrauding customer service points (CSPs) of various banks.
- When
- The couple was arrested on Monday and brought to Cooch Behar on Tuesday.
- Where
- The couple was arrested in Dharbhanga, Bihar and the crimes took place near the international borders.
- Why
- The couple defrauded CSPs by impersonating BSF officials to obtain money through transfers, promising payments that never occurred.
- Suspects
- Subhajit Ballav and Ria Haldar Ballav
- Charges
- Bank fraud
- Arrest Location
- Dharbhanga, Bihar
- Crimes Committed in
- Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and other states
- Fraud Cases in 2024
- 877
- Fraud Cases in 2025
- 68
- Amount Siphoned (2025)
- Over ₹48 lakh