Police in Cyberabad have arrested nine individuals for allegedly supplying bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. The arrests were made during the investigation of an investment fraud case in which a victim lost Rs4.6 lakh.
The case was originally registered on July 22, after the victim reported being cheated in an online investment scam.
Raids Near Gachibowli
Based on leads gathered during the investigation, teams from the Medchal Special Operations Team (SOT) and cyber crime unit conducted raids at several hotels near DLF in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Nine Arrested
The arrested individuals were identified as:
Sumit Rathore
Manvendra Singh Rathore — both from Rajasthan
Mohammed Nadeem Ur Rehman
MD Nayeem Ur Rahaman
Md Shafi
S Bharath
T Mahesh
Abdul Khaled
J Mahesh — residents of Hyderabad
During the operation, police seized 16 mobile phones, a laptop, two cars, and Rs82,500 in cash.
Role of the Accused
According to investigators, the local accused arranged and provided bank accounts to cyber fraudsters in exchange for commission.
Meanwhile, Sumit Rathore and Manvendra Singh Rathore allegedly acted as intermediaries between the account providers and a handler who operated under the alias “@Jack” on Telegram.
Remote Access App Used for Fraud
Speaking about the case, D Srinivas, Deputy Commissioner of Police (SOT), said the accused shared bank account access with the handler through a special Android application that functions only on Samsung devices.
The application reportedly allowed remote access to the bank accounts, enabling fraudsters to instantly transfer funds once money from cyber fraud victims was credited.
“As soon as the money from cyber frauds lands in the accounts, it is immediately transferred to other accounts for withdrawal,” police officials said.
Payments and Changing Hotels
Police also revealed that the two accused from Rajasthan received Rs25,000 per month from the handler, who also paid for their hotel accommodation in Hyderabad.
To avoid detection, the group reportedly changed hotel rooms every week.
All the accused were produced before a court and subsequently sent to judicial remand, while the investigation continues to trace other members of the cyber fraud network.
