Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Mumbai Cyber Police Probe Suspicious Mule Account in Interstate Fraud
Mumbai police say they found a bank account used to move money taken through online scams.
The scams reportedly promised jobs, investments or other rewards.
Some victims were also threatened with so-called digital arrests.
The suspicious account was in Nanded district.
More than Rs 26.89 lakh passed through it during a 10-day period in 2026.
Police connected at least Rs 9.51 lakh to five complaints.
They froze the account so more money could not be moved.
Investigators are searching for the people who managed the account and received the money.
Mumbai Cyber Police uncovered an interstate cyber fraud network using a suspected mule bank account.
The network allegedly targeted victims through task scams, investment offers, part-time jobs and digital arrest threats.
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal traced suspicious transactions to an account in Nanded.
The account recorded more than Rs 26.89 lakh in transactions during a 10-day period in 2026.
Police linked at least Rs 9.51 lakh to five cybercrime complaints and froze the account while pursuing other suspects.
- Who
- Mumbai Cyber Police, the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, the account holder Kalyan Kishanrao Khardemoje and unidentified alleged fraud operators.
- What
- Authorities opened a case into an alleged interstate cyber fraud network using a suspected mule bank account.
- When
- The account showed a surge in suspicious transactions from November 17, 2025, to March 31, 2026; more than Rs 26.89 lakh moved during a 10-day period in 2026.
- Where
- The account was located in Nanded district, Maharashtra, while victims were reportedly across multiple Indian states.
- Why
- Police allege the account received and redirected money obtained through task-based scams, investment frauds, job offers and digital arrest threats.
- Investigating agency
- Mumbai Cyber Police
- Account location
- Nanded district, Maharashtra
- Account holder
- Kalyan Kishanrao Khardemoje, a resident of Malegaon in Ardhapur
- Transaction period under review
- November 17, 2025, to March 31, 2026
- Ten-day transaction total
- More than Rs 26.89 lakh
- Amount linked to complaints
- At least Rs 9.51 lakh
- Police action
- The bank account was frozen and raids were being conducted