Cyberabad Cops Arrest Man Involved in Supplying Mule Bank Accounts to Cyber Fraudsters
Police seized Rs.1.02 lakh cash, three mobile phones, 12 debit cards, one credit card, bank passbooks, cheque books and 33 bank passbooks that were allegedly couriered to various states.
Hyderabad: Cyberabad cybercrime and SOT sleuths, in a joint operation, arrested a man involved in supplying mule bank accounts to cyber fraudsters engaged in multiple online scams, including digital arrest, trading fraud, gaming fraud and fake part-time job schemes.
According to DCP T. Sai Manohar, the accused, Dilip Singh, originally from Nagaur district in Rajasthan, was working as a delivery agent. Police arrested him on May 21 at around 4 am and was booked under BNS and IT Act.
The DCP said that the accused came in contact with two persons named Jordan and Pintu Bhaiya through an Instagram advertisement in 2024 seeking savings bank accounts. Ge reportedly communicated with the suspects through WhatsApp international numbers and was offered commissions ranging from Rs.25,000 for each savings account to Rs.50,000 for each current account.
Despite being aware the accounts would be used for cyber fraud activities, the accused arranged and supplied bank accounts for financial gains. He procured accounts belonging to himself and others and shared ATM cards, SIM cards, cheque books, passbooks and other banking materials with fraudsters, police claimed.
Police seized Rs.1.02 lakh cash, three mobile phones, 12 debit cards, one credit card, bank passbooks, cheque books and 33 bank passbooks that were allegedly couriered to various states. Police also suspect the involvement of certain bank employees in facilitating account openings. Further investigations are underway.
