Bhopal, Bhopal’s Cyber Crime Branch has taken decisive action against local accomplices aiding cyber fraudsters by providing mule bank accounts. Acting on intelligence received through the Sammanvay Portal, authorities registered four cases and arrested five individuals involved in these illicit activities.
According to the police, complaints were lodged on the Sammanvay Portal, a central government platform monitoring cyber crimes, regarding Bhopal-based mule bank accounts being used in fraudulent transactions across multiple states. In response, notices were issued to the concerned banks to track down the account holders linked to these scams.
After conducting a thorough technical analysis and field investigations, cyber crime teams identified and apprehended individuals responsible for facilitating mule accounts. As part of the crackdown, mobile phones, SIM cards, and bank accounts used in these crimes were seized.
Arrested accused:
1- Karan Valmiki (Resident of Kolar, Bhopal)
2- Arun Borde (Resident of Om Nagar, Kolar Road, Bhopal)
3- Tarun Rai (Resident of Shyam Nagar, Habibganj, Bhopal)
4- Syed Arshad (Resident of Jehangirabad, Bhopal)
5- Arish Khan (Resident of Jehangirabad, Bhopal)
The operation was successfully executed under the leadership of Inspector Sunil Mehar, along with Sub-Inspector Sunil Raghuvanshi, Devendra Sahu, Pramod Sharma, Assistant Sub-Inspector Anjani Pandey, and a dedicated team of police personnel including Head Constables Deepak Chaubey, Tejram Sen, Narendra, Balwan, and Constables Pratap, Rahul, Abhishek, Shubham Chaurasia, Ashok Sharma, and Jitendra.
The police continue their investigations to dismantle the larger network of cyber fraudsters operating through such mule accounts.
