Indore: A 25-year-old MBA graduate from Indore was arrested after his bank account was found to be a ‘mule’ for transactions amounting to Rs 1.5 crore linked to cyber fraud complaints registered in 15 states.Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said that the youth identified as Abhishek Tiwari, a resident of Shri Ganesh Nagar in Indore, was arrested after analysis of data received from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Union ministry of home affairs, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and state cyber police headquarters under Operation Matrix.Dandotiya said that investigators examined records of the suspected bank account and found it linked to Tiwari. The account details were checked against complaints on NCRP and cybercrime portal and investigators found connections with several cyber fraud complaints registered in Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, among others.Police said that the findings prima facie indicated that the account may have been used in planned cybercrime and financial fraud-related activities. The investigation is now focused on establishing how the account was operated, tracing suspicious transactions and identifying other people who may have assisted in its operation. “Fifty-one complaints have been found in 15 states in which the account was used,” said Dandotiya.According to Dandotiya, the account had witnessed transactions of around Rs 1.5 crore.The Crime Branch is also probing whether Tiwari operated the account himself or had made it available to others. He had recently completed his MBA from DAVV.A case was registered at Crime Branch police station on Sept 1 under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Information Technology Act and the accused was arrested. Police are also coordinating with law enforcement agencies in other states in connection with the complaints linked to the account.
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