THANE: Six people have been arrested for allegedly supplying bank accounts to cyber fraudsters in Maharashtra’s Thane district, with police uncovering fraudulent transactions worth Rs 57.25 crore linked to the accounts, police said.The arrests were made after Crime Branch Unit 4 acted on a tip-off and raided a location in Mohol, Solapur district. Police seized three laptops, 29 mobile phones, 23 SIM cards, 155 ATM cards, 105 bank passbooks and chequebooks, and Rs 74,350 in cash.Investigators found that the accounts were allegedly being used as “mule accounts” to receive, hold and transfer money obtained through cyber fraud.Police said the accounts were connected to 96 cybercrime complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Most of the complaints were filed in Delhi, Punjab, Odisha and Maharashtra.According to the police, the accused allegedly opened or arranged bank accounts and allowed cybercriminals to use them for moving money. The victims were allegedly cheated through illegal online betting and gaming platforms.Police said fraudulent transactions totalling Rs 57.25 crore had been detected through the seized accounts.
