New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a major crackdown on organised cyber crime, the East District Police of Delhi Police have busted a well-organised mule bank account supply racket and arrested ten persons allegedly involved in arranging and supplying bank accounts to cyber fraudsters operating across the country.
The arrested accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar (31), Pradeep Kumar (42), Yatender Kumar (23), Mukesh (24), Vinesh (37), Gurbaj Singh (27), Aman (27), Suraj Yadav (24), Gaurav Nahar (22), and Laxman (33).
The gang is accused of using bank accounts to receive and route proceeds generated through online frauds. During the operation, police recovered 11 POS machines, 27 cheque books, 17 ATM cards and 12 mobile phones.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Rajeev Kumar said that East District Police remains committed to taking stringent action against organised cyber crime networks and urged citizens not to share, sell or allow others to use their bank accounts, ATM cards or banking credentials, warning that such activities could facilitate cyber fraud and invite legal consequences.
According to police, the case came to light during the investigation of a cyber fraud complaint in which ₹2 lakh allegedly siphoned off from a Kerala-based victim was traced to a mule bank account maintained with a private bank. Subsequent analysis of the financial trail and technical investigation revealed the existence of a larger network engaged in procuring and supplying bank accounts to cyber fraudsters for receiving and transferring illicit proceeds.
A dedicated team of PS Cyber East comprising W/SI Rinki, HC Kuldeep, HC Paras and WHC Poonam, under the supervision of Inspector Pawan Yadav, SHO/Cyber East, and the overall guidance of ACP Pawan Kumar, carried out extensive financial and technical analysis, mobile phone examination and field verification, leading to the unearthing of the organised racket.
Police said the accused allegedly targeted unemployed and financially vulnerable individuals by luring them with fake job offers and monetary incentives. After persuading them to open bank accounts, the gang allegedly took control of account credentials, ATM cards, cheque books, registered mobile numbers and internet banking facilities, which were later supplied to cyber criminals in different states.
The gang allegedly used POS machines, ATM cards, cheque books and mobile phones to transfer and withdraw fraud proceeds while attempting to conceal the identities of the actual beneficiaries.
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