Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Three Arrested in Delhi Cyber Fraud Mule Account Case
Police in Delhi arrested three people over an alleged online fraud case.
A person in Tamil Nadu reportedly lost Rs 97,708 after being promised scholarship benefits.
Police said the money passed through a bank account belonging to Kunal Kumar.
They described that account as a mule account used to receive fraud money.
Police also accused Manish Kumar and Jeet of helping move the money.
Manish allegedly arranged bank accounts for Jeet and took a 10 per cent commission.
Officers recovered three phones and Rs 20,000 in cash.
Investigators are still looking for other people and the remaining money.
Delhi Police arrested labourer Kunal Kumar and college students Manish Kumar and Jeet alias Nikhil.
The case involved an alleged cyber fraud of Rs 97,708 targeting a Tamil Nadu resident.
Police alleged that Kunal Kumar’s bank account was used as a mule account for fraud proceeds.
Manish Kumar allegedly arranged mule accounts for Jeet and received a 10 per cent commission.
Police recovered three mobile phones and Rs 20,000, while further investigation continues.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Kunal Kumar, Manish Kumar and Jeet alias Nikhil; the complainant was a resident of Tamil Nadu.
- What
- Three people were arrested in an alleged cyber-fraud case involving Rs 97,708 and the use of a mule bank account.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Sunday; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- The investigation was conducted by the Cyber Police Station in Delhi’s East District, after a complaint from Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Police allege the accused helped receive, withdraw or transfer proceeds from the cyber fraud.
- Alleged fraud amount
- Rs 97,708
- Complainant
- A resident of Tamil Nadu
- Accused arrested
- Kunal Kumar, Manish Kumar and Jeet alias Nikhil
- Mule account holder
- Kunal Kumar, 23, a labourer
- Other accused
- Manish Kumar and Jeet alias Nikhil, both reported as 22-year-old college students
- Recoveries
- Three mobile phones and Rs 20,000 in cash
- Legal provisions
- Sections 112(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita