Gandhinagar, June 2 (APAC Media): The Gujarat government has launched ‘Operation Mule Hunt 2.0’ to curb rising cybercrime and digital fraud across the state.
The initiative will be live from today. The move comes just a day after Gujarat Police revealed the success of ‘Operation Mule Hunt 1.0,’ which exposed cyber fraud transactions worth a staggering Rs 2,289 crore.
According to official data, Operation Mule Hunt 1.0 led to the registration of 565 FIRs and the arrest of 638 accused involved in cyber fraud activities. Police took action against 913 mule accounts and linked them to more than 4,000 cybercrime cases spread across India. The operation was led by the Gujarat Police’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE) with support from all police commissionerates, range offices, local crime branch units, and cyber police stations throughout the state.
What is a mule account?
A mule account is a bank account used by cyber criminals to receive, transfer, and hide money obtained through online fraud. The person whose account is used is known as a “money mule.” Fraudsters use mule accounts to move stolen money through multiple transactions and different bank accounts. This makes it difficult for investigators to trace the original source and final destination of the money.
What steps will be taken under Operation Mule Hunt 2.0?
Under Operation Mule Hunt 2.0, police will be focusing on identifying, freezing, and dismantling mule-account networks across Gujarat. Investigators are expected to expose several more mule accounts and widen the crackdown on organised cyber fraud groups operating within and outside the state.
A dedicated information-sharing registry known as ‘mulehunter.ai’ is also being developed to allow banks and agencies to exchange intelligence on suspicious accounts and emerging fraud patterns.
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