Guwahati: A police team arrested eight individuals in connection with a cybercrime case involving the creation and operation of “Mule Bank Accounts” in Guwahati, Assam.
Police sources said that these accounts are used to transfer money looted from innocent victims through various cybercrime schemes.
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The arrests were made following a raid at a lodge in Boragaon, near Apollo Excelcare Hospital on the outskirts of Guwahati.
The suspects had made the lodge their base to operate their alleged racket.
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The police said that during the raid they recovered several “incriminating” items, including 31 mobile handsets, 4 hard disks, 1 laptop, and 36 ATMs of different banks.
According to the police, the accused would identify needy individuals and convince them to open current or savings bank accounts, promising them a “handsome profit”.
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The accused would then take control of the accounts, using them to transfer money looted from innocent victims.
The persons arrested were identified as Shah Alam (29), Azizul Hoque (25), Alamin Khan (25), Rubul Hussain Khan (37), Kaji Saddam Hussain (32), Abdul Kalam (31), Azim Uddin Ali (37) and Hasan Ali (36).
The police have also served notices to seven other suspected individuals, asking them to appear before the investigating officer as and when called for.