New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) The Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud module involved in procuring and supplying mule bank accounts to cyber criminals across the country and arrested three people from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, an officer said on Tuesday.
The accused allegedly arranged bank accounts that were used to receive and route proceeds of online financial frauds in exchange for commissions, he said.
The arrests were made in connection with an FIR registered at the Uttam Nagar police station on June 16.
The accused have been identified as Kapil Kumar (22) and Puru Kumar (23), both residents of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, and Shishupal (22), a resident of Etawah district.
According to police, a team of Dwarka district was tracking people involved in cyber fraud activities when it received information about a suspect operating from Uttam Nagar.
Acting on the tip-off, the team raided a rented accommodation in the area and apprehended Kapil Kumar. During searches, police recovered five ATM cards, eight cheque books and five passbooks linked to multiple bank accounts.
During interrogation, Kapil allegedly disclosed that he facilitated the opening of bank accounts and supplied them to cyber fraudsters through associates for commissions.
“Based on his inputs, team arrested Shishupal, who arranged the accounts, and Puru Kumar, whose account was allegedly used to route cheated money,” the officer said.
Police recovered cash worth Rs 2.19 lakh, nine ATM cards, eight cheque books, five passbooks, four mobile phones and eight rubber stamps from the accused. An amount of Rs 2.04 lakh lying in one of the accounts has also been put on hold.
Police said it was revealed that the accused targeted unemployed and financially vulnerable people, persuading them to open bank accounts that were later handed over to cyber criminals. Police said 15 complaints involving transactions worth over Rs 50 lakh linked to the accounts have surfaced on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal from several states. PTI BM PRK
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