The case pertains to the Mohan Nagar police station area. According to the portal alert, around ₹11 lakhsuspected to be proceeds of cyber fraud had been deposited into 22 bank accounts at Karnataka Bank’s Mohan Nagar branch.
Investigation revealed that the money was siphoned from victims across the country through various online scams and then funneled into these accounts. The account holders and operators had used or withdrawn the funds, indicating their direct involvement.
Based on the data received from the coordination portal, police identified the suspicious accounts and traced the individuals operating them.
Multiple Raids, 16 Arrests
Once it was established that the accounts were used to handle fraudulent money, Mohan Nagar police registered a case. Teams carried out raids at several locations and arrested all 16 accused, who have now been sent to judicial custody.
The special team formed under the Mohan Nagar Station House Officer used technical analysis, bank transaction history, mobile number tracking and assistance from the cyber cell to zero in on the accused.
Police said many of those arrested had provided their bank accounts to cyber fraudsters in exchange for commission. These are known as “mule accounts,” used to circulate and withdraw money illegally acquired through cybercrime.
List of the arrested individuals includes:
Kalvinder Singh (44), Chauhan Jeevan (32), Nidhi Baghel (22), Lalkrishna Sahu (23), Rahul Yadav (30), Pankaj Chaubey (31), Ankur Soni (20), Payal Soni (22), Raj Singh (27), Rahul Kumar Jaysel (36), Ujjwal Singh (26), Pankaj Tandon (21), Hemant Dalai (20), Ramavatar Yadu (26), Mukund Sen (58), and Ram Dubey (22).
