LUCKNOW, May 20 -- Days after arresting 12 accused from Lakhimpur Kheri in an alleged interstate cyber fraud racket, Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified investigations into what officials describe as a large mule-account and digital identity network used to facilitate online financial fraud across multiple states. Officials at the Cyber Crime headquarters in Lucknow said the Cyber Crime police station in Lakhimpur Kheri conducted a raid on May 15, during which they uncovered a massive cache of SIM cards, ATM cards, cheque books and identity documents allegedly used to operate fake and rented bank accounts. According to investigators, the gang allegedly targeted poor, unemployed and financially vulnerable individuals by offering commissions, temporary jobs and easy-money schemes to obtain their Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, bank passbooks, ATM cards and SIM cards. Police said the accounts were later converted into "mule accounts" used to receive and transfer money generated through cyber frauds, making it difficult for investigators to trace the original beneficiaries. "The accused allegedly created layers of transactions using rented and fake accounts to conceal the movement of money. Complaints linked to these accounts have surfaced from multiple states," a senior officer associated with the probe said. Officials said the network functioned as a backend support system for cyber criminals by supplying disposable bank accounts, activated SIM cards and digital identities used in various online scams....