LUCKNOW, Oct. 15 -- With the arrest of five men, Ashiana police claimed to have busted a suspected racket that allegedly used a councillor's forged seal, fabricated address proofs and a network of bank accounts to route money from cyber frauds.

According to police, the five accused were arrested near Devi Kheda crossing around 8:30 pm on Tuesday. They were identified as Shrikant Verma, 22, of Gonda; Akash Maurya, 20, of Basti; Ayush Pratap Singh, 24, of Gonda; Rajnish Verma alias Prabhakar, 25, of Balrampur; and Deepak Singh Rathore, 27, of Kanpur.

"The gang allegedly lured people from rural areas to Lucknow with promises of money, arranged rented accommodation for them and used forged documents to open bank accounts in their names. The...