Four persons allegedly involved in arranging mule bank accounts for funnelling and laundering proceeds of various cyber frauds across the country have been arrested from central Delhi, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, the accused acted as intermediaries for larger cybercrime modules and were responsible for procuring mule bank accounts, into which cheated funds were deposited in installments.
The money was withdrawn and delivered to the main fraudster, while the mule account holders retained small portions as commission.
A fraudulent credit of Rs 50,000, dated May 1, was detected in a bank account belonging to one Sameer, a resident of Delhi’s Kishan Ganj area, a senior officer said.
Subsequently, he was apprehended, and during questioning, he allegedly disclosed that he had received Rs 1,60,760 in fraudulent deposits on the directions of an associate Shivam Rathore, the police said.
A raid was conducted in Shastri Nagar area, leading to the arrest of Shivam (20).​Four persons allegedly involved in arranging mule bank accounts for funnelling and laundering proceeds of various cyber frauds across the country have been arrested from central Delhi, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, the accused acted as intermediaries for larger cybercrime modules and were responsible for procuring mule bank accounts, into which cheated funds were deposited in installments.
The money was withdrawn and delivered to the main fraudster, while the mule account holders retained small portions as commission.
A fraudulent credit of Rs 50,000, dated May 1, was detected in a bank account belonging to one Sameer, a resident of Delhi’s Kishan Ganj area, a senior officer said.
Subsequently, he was apprehended, and during questioning, he allegedly disclosed that he had received Rs 1,60,760 in fraudulent deposits on the directions of an associate Shivam Rathore, the police said.
A raid was conducted in Shastri Nagar area, leading to the arrest of Shivam (20). ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
