The Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad, in coordination with the Commissioner’s Task Force (East Zone), arrested an Eight Member Gang Supplying mule Bank Accounts to cyber criminals. These accounts were allegedly used to route Fraud Transactions Amounting to ₹24.10 crore police confirmed on Monday.
What the Investigation Found
The arrested group reportedly created 127 bank accounts using Aadhaar and PAN details of themselves, family members, and acquaintances. They then handed over complete account kits including ATM cards and cheque books to cyber fraudsters for commission based payments.
The main cyber fraud operators linked to the case Kannaiah, Ramesh, and Poonam, all from Rajasthan are currently absconding police said A hunt is underway.
Arrested Accused (08);
- Poojari Jagadish @ Jaggu (31): Auto Driver, Boduppal
- Gurudas Sunil Kumar (40): Auto Driver, Boduppal
- Gunti Manideep (27): Auto Driver, Boduppal
- Parlapalli Nikhil (29): Delivery Boy, Uppal
- Bollu Balu (21): Hardware Technician, Bibinagar
- Battula Pavan (24): Photographer, Amberpet
- Polas Praveen (29): Delivery Boy, Boduppal
- Bilavath Balaji Naik (27): BDE, Karur Vysya Bank, Jubilee Hills
What Police Seized
- During the raid, the police recovered:
- ATM cards, Passbooks & Cheque books
- SIM cards & courier receipts
- Mobile phones & a tablet
- A Biometric scanner device
So far, ₹16.31 lakhs has been traced and frozen. Around 21 Cybercrime Complaints filed on the National Cyber Reporting Portal (NCRP) were linked with these bank accounts. Authorities revealed the gang’s operations are connected to cybercrime cases across Telangana, Karnataka, and Rajasthan.
Police Warning to the Public
The Cyber Crime Police issued a strict advisory stating:
“Never open bank accounts on behalf of others or share banking credentials. You may unknowingly become a facilitator in cybercrime and face legal action.”
What Are Mule Accounts?
Mule Accounts are bank accounts used by fraudsters to receive and launder money from online scams, investment frauds, loan scams, and phishing crimes. The account holders may or may not know how the funds are used but both are Criminally Liable.
Public Safety Message
Authorities urge people to:
✔ Avoid sharing Aadhaar, PAN & bank documents
✔ Never sign blank bank forms for others
✔ Report cybercrime immediately to 1930
