New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) A 22-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly running mule bank accounts linked to an interstate cybercrime network, Delhi Police said on Friday.
According to the police, they have confiscated multiple ATM cards, cheque books, and electronic devices from her possession.
The accused, Rasmi, a native of Greater Noida West in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from Greater Noida on February 6, a senior officer said.
The arrest followed a case registered on February 5, which was triggered by several cyber fraud complaints filed on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
The officer said that a Bengaluru resident lost Rs 50,000 to fraud, and another person in Telangana was defrauded of Rs 3.8 lakh.
During the preliminary inquiry, the team found that the stolen amounts were allegedly deposited into two bank accounts belonging to Aslam from Vijay Vihar.
The officer further found that the accounts were connected to a coordinated cybercrime network engaged in defrauding individuals and illegally diverting funds.
The cops carried out an extensive technical investigation, scrutinizing suspicious bank account statements, login and logout IP logs from banking apps, and analysing call detail records (CDRs) and internet protocol detail records (IPDRs) for over 50 mobile numbers.
Using technical surveillance and local intelligence, police tracked the accused to Greater Noida. A raid at a residential premises led to the arrest of Rasmi, officials said.
While questioning her, Rasmi accepted procuring and providing mule accounts to cybercriminals for a fee. “These accounts facilitated fake cryptocurrency ventures, fraudulent trading platforms, and high-return investment scams,” the officer said.
The money obtained through fraud was allegedly routed via several accounts to escape scrutiny.
In her statement further, she revealed that the bank account kits had been provided by a co-accused, Chhaya, who was previously arrested in connection with the case.
She also named Vivan, thought to be the kingpin of the operation, with police actively trying to take him into custody.
The team recovered 32 ATM cards, 61 cheque books, 18 passbooks, eight mobile phones, six laptops, a POS swipe machine, and a QR code scanner, the officer stated.
