The Cyber Excellence Centre of the CID (Crime) has arrested six individuals for allegedly supplying at least 270 mule bank accounts to a Dubai-based cybercrime syndicate. These accounts were reportedly used to channel proceeds from digital frauds across India.
Officials revealed that the gang and its associates were linked to at least 1,549 cybercrime cases reported nationwide over the past year, with an estimated Rs804 crore funneled through the accounts.
The arrested accused include Kamlesh Sen, Sagar Sen, Sazeb Kherani, Sohil Vadhwania, Amin Bhayani from Surat, and Rahul Agrawal from Devgadh Baria. They allegedly acted as key facilitators for cybercriminals operating from Dubai. These arrests follow the detention of 10 others in November, as part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime networks.
Investigators stated that the gang opened bank accounts in the names of individuals who were either paid small amounts or unaware of how their accounts would be used. The associated bank kits and SIM cards were then sent to handlers abroad, allowing fraudsters to remotely activate and control the accounts. These “mule accounts” were used to receive money from digital scams, fake investment schemes, loan frauds, and job-related cons.
Police explained that the network operated like an assembly line: one group convinced people to open accounts, another collected and shipped the bank kits and SIM cards overseas, while a third monitored transactions and immediately withdrew or layered funds to obscure the money trail.
Authorities continue to investigate to identify further accomplices and victims of the cybercrime network.
