The Guwahati Police in Assam have successfully cracked a mule account scam, arresting four key suspects and revealing a sophisticated cyber-criminal operation that had been ongoing for months.
The case, registered at the Cyber Police Station in Guwahati, involves a network of fraudsters targeting unsuspecting individuals, primarily from lower economic backgrounds, according to Commissioner of Police Diganta Barah.
The investigation led police to a gang of alleged cybercriminals who collected bank accounts from gullible victims by promising them a lump sum payment.
The arrested individuals—Anvesh Chandra, Bablu Das, Chinmoy Chakraborty, and Abinash Mahato—operated under fake names and mobile numbers, duping the original account holders in the process.
During the investigation, police recovered significant incriminating evidence, including 44 chequebooks, 12 bank passbooks, 49 debit/ATM cards, foreign currency from the UAE and Thailand, as well as seven PhonePe UPI scanners.