Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Cyber crime branch has identified 20 more mule bank accounts in Bhopal, which cyber conmen used to dupe people across the country.
Fifteen of these bank accounts belong to Bhopal residents, while five are owned by outsiders who had taken up rented accommodations here, cyber cops said.
Around fifteen days ago, cyber police had arrested five persons who had sold their bank accounts to scammers in return for hefty payment. It came to fore that transactions worth over Rs 2 crores were made in these eight bank accounts.
As per the Samanvay Portal – A centralised portal to share information regarding cyber crimes – Cyber Crime Branch has identified 20 more bank accounts that were sold to cyber crooks for monetary transactions.
Following investigations, police have traced the owners of these bank accounts and are questioning them further to ascertain their role and what led them to allow cyber criminals to use their account for illegal activities. Cyber crime branch officials said that among the 20 bank accounts, owners of five remain untraceable.
Investigations suggest that persons from outside opened these bank accounts using forged Aadhaar cards and rent agreements for providing local addresses. They left the city after opening the bank accounts, officials added. Investigations also indicate that gangs involved in purchasing and selling mule bank accounts are also using telegram channels for the purpose.
Many such suspected telegram channels are under police radar on which information regarding mule bank accounts is shared. Efforts were underway to identify persons running these telegram channels, officials added.
