10 Arrested as Delhi Police Crack Down on Mule Account Network
New Delhi: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, Delhi Police have dismantled a network allegedly engaged in providing mule bank accounts to fraudsters nationwide, arresting 10 accused from east Delhi, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused allegedly procured and supplied mule bank accounts to cybercriminals for receiving, transferring and concealing proceeds generated through online frauds.
The arrests stemmed from an investigation into a cyber fraud case in which ₹2 lakh allegedly swindled from a woman in Kerala was traced to a mule account held with a private bank, police said.
A detailed examination of the money trail led investigators to a wider network that allegedly sourced and distributed bank accounts for cyber fraudsters operating across multiple states.
Police first arrested the alleged kingpin, Vijay Kumar (31), on June 14. Based on subsequent leads, they arrested Pradeep Kumar, Yatender Kumar, Mukesh, Vinesh, Gurbaj Singh, Aman, Suraj Yadav, Gaurav Nahar and Laxman, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 10.
