Archive · 4 Sep 2026
TGCSB Arrests Two Over Mule Accounts In Khammam Cyber Fraud
Police in Telangana are trying to stop people who lend their bank accounts to criminals.
These accounts are called mule accounts because they move money for someone else.
Two people, Badisa Murali Krishna and Vadlamudi Sainivas, were arrested in Khammam.
Investigators said they provided 10 such accounts.
Police checked banks, ATMs, and other locations across the district.
They found 121 suspected mule accounts and many other linked accounts.
The accounts were connected to cybercrime cases in Telangana and elsewhere in India.
Investigators identified transactions totaling Rs 7.84 crore, with Rs 6.23 crore disputed.
The operation resulted in 25 new FIRs across eight police stations.
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested Badisa Murali Krishna and Vadlamudi Sainivas on September 3.
Investigators said the two provided 10 mule bank accounts to facilitate cyber fraud transactions.
A September 2–3 operation across Khammam involved 11 teams and 40 police officers.
The drive led to 25 FIRs across eight police stations and identified 121 mule accounts.
Authorities linked the accounts to Rs 7.84 crore in transactions, including Rs 6.23 crore disputed.
- Who
- The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, Khammam Law & Order Police, and accused persons Badisa Murali Krishna and Vadlamudi Sainivas.
- What
- A crackdown on mule bank accounts and alleged cyber fraud facilitators, resulting in two arrests and 25 FIRs.
- When
- The special operation took place on September 2 and 3; the two arrests were made on September 3.
- Where
- Across bank branches, ATM centres, suspect locations, and police stations in Khammam district, Telangana.
- Why
- To investigate accounts and locations allegedly used to receive, route, and conceal cyber fraud proceeds.
- Arrests
- Two accused persons were arrested on September 3.
- Mule accounts identified
- 121 accounts across 30 bank branches.
- Linked ATM accounts
- 273 accounts were linked to high-value ATM withdrawals.
- Suspect locations
- 25 locations were identified across the Khammam Police Unit.
- Transactions analyzed
- Total transactions amounted to Rs 7.84 crore.
- Disputed amount
- Rs 6.23 crore of the analyzed transactions was disputed.
- Earlier operation
- Operation Crackdown 1.0 in February 2026 identified 75 mule accounts and led to 75 FIRs and 25 arrests.