Five held in Nirmal for operating mule accounts linked to cyber fraud

Nirmal police arrested five persons for allegedly operating mule accounts used by cyber fraudsters. Investigators found Rs 8.18 crore had been routed through the accounts. The accused reportedly received commissions and handed over banking instruments and mobile numbers to fraudsters.

Nirmal: Five persons were apprehended on charges of involvement in cyber crimes. Police found that Rs 8.18 crore was fraudulently deposited into mule accounts operated by the five in collusion with cyber fraudsters.

Briefing media persons about the arrests here on Thursday, SP Dr Janaki Sharmila said that Nimma Gajender, Maggidi Naveen, Maggidi Mahender, Mekala Nikhil and Shikari Sai Krishna, all residents of the town, were arrested for their alleged involvement in fraudulent transactions carried out by cyber fraudsters through the mule accounts.

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The five confessed to committing the crime. They admitted to receiving commissions from the fraudsters for operating the accounts. They revealed that they opened the accounts in the names of various businesses. They disclosed that they handed over cheque books, debit cards and mobile numbers to the fraudsters. Police said that three persons from Lokeshwaram had already been arrested for indulging in a similar offence.