A loan agent from Kalewadi has been arrested by the Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police for allegedly allowing cybercriminals to use his bank account to receive and transfer money obtained through online fraud. The account was reportedly used as a mule account in multiple cybercrime cases across the country.
According to the police, transactions worth Rs. 93 lakh were routed through the accused’s bank account. Investigators found that the account was linked to 13 cybercrime complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
The arrest was made as part of Operation Mule Hunt, a special initiative launched to identify bank accounts allegedly used by cybercriminals to move stolen money.
“Cybercrooks target small traders, students and daily wage workers. They lure them with commissions in exchange for renting out their bank accounts, which are then used to receive and transfer money obtained through cyber fraud. We trace such accounts to dismantle cybercrime syndicates,” said Assistant Police Inspector Pravin Swami.
Police Sub-Inspector R. G. Dolas said investigators tracked the accused after identifying suspicious financial transactions linked to his account.
“We found that transactions worth Rs 93 lakh had been routed through his account. We traced him and arrested him,” Dolas said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that cybercriminals contacted him in January and promised to improve his CIBIL score if he allowed them to use his bank account.
“The account was used between Jan 4 and 14 to receive and transfer money,” Dolas said.
The accused has been booked under Sections 112 (petty organised crime), 61 (criminal conspiracy) and 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police said further investigation into the case is underway.
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