Transactions worth nearly Rs 2 crore were routed through the account, which was linked to seven cyber fraud complaints. Bulandshahr: Two men were arrested for allegedly providing a bank account and its documents to cyber fraud sters in exchange for commission, police said on Monday.
The accused were identified as Sukhpal, 50, and Anil Kumar , 48. Police said Sukhpal met Anil around 10 months ago while working as a labourer on the Ganga Expressway. Investigators said Sukhpal received Rs 95,000 after handing over the account details, while Anil allegedly got Rs 5,000 for arranging the deal.
The account, maintained at Bank of India’s Sikandrabad branch, was allegedly used as a “mule account” to route money obtained through cyber fraud. An examination of the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal showed seven complaints linked to the account from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, police said. During questioning, Anil told police that he had passed the documents on to another person, whom investigators are trying to identify and trace.
Anil allegedly offered him money in exchange for access to his bank account and related documents.