Two held in Hyderabad for supplying 70 mule accounts to cybercriminals
The Cybercrime Police of Hyderabad have arrested two persons who allegedly collected about 70 mule accounts and provided them to cybercriminals, police said on Sunday. These accounts were allegedly involved in 450 cybercrime cases across India involving transactions amounting to about Rs 60–70 crore.
The accused were identified as Gumma Ramesh, 39, and Mudale Anil, 19, both residents of Ramanthapur in Hyderabad. The arrests followed a case in which fraudsters cheated a victim of Rs 7,93,351 on the pretext of offering Rs 45 lakh for an old one-rupee currency note.
During interrogation, the accused told police their income was insufficient to meet expenses, so they decided to provide mule bank accounts and SIM cards to cybercriminals in exchange for substantial commissions. Ramesh, a former cab driver, allegedly induced 60–70 people around Ramanthapur to part with their accounts and SIM cards.
