Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Mumbai Police Bust Mule Account Racket Linked To 38 Cases
Mumbai police say they uncovered a group that allegedly lent bank accounts to cybercriminals.
The accounts were reportedly used for scams involving gaming, cricket betting and casino platforms.
Police arrested three people and are searching for five others.
They say vulnerable people were offered small payments to open accounts.
The group allegedly collected their cards, passbooks, SIM cards and other banking items.
Police seized many bank cards, phones, computers and other equipment.
Seventeen accounts have so far been connected to 38 cybercrime complaints in several states.
About Rs 25.45 crore reportedly moved through those accounts in roughly one-and-a-half to two months.
Investigators are examining the devices and financial records to find more people involved.
Dongri Police arrested three people over an alleged inter-state mule-account racket.
The network allegedly supplied bank accounts for online gaming, cricket betting and casino-related cyber frauds.
Police seized 42 passbooks, 70 debit cards, 36 SIM cards and other digital devices.
Seventeen identified accounts are allegedly linked to 38 cybercrime cases across India.
Transactions worth approximately Rs 25.45 crore passed through those 17 accounts in about two months.
- Who
- Dongri Police arrested Nikhil Kamalkumar Jaswani, Rahul Shyamlal Parwani and Jai Biharilal Tirathani; five other suspects are being sought.
- What
- Police allegedly busted an inter-state network supplying mule bank accounts for cyber fraud.
- When
- The case was reported on August 20, 2026; the transactions examined covered approximately one-and-a-half to two months.
- Where
- The investigation began in Dongri, Mumbai, and extended to other Mumbai and Navi Mumbai areas, Osmanabad and several Indian states.
- Why
- Police allege that accounts obtained from financially vulnerable people were used to process money linked to cyber frauds.
- Arrests
- Three people arrested
- Wanted suspects
- Five people being traced
- Cybercrime links
- 38 cases or complaints linked to 17 accounts
- Accounts identified or seized
- 110 bank accounts
- Transactions under investigation
- Approximately Rs 25.45 crore
- Property seized
- 42 passbooks, 70 debit cards, 36 SIM cards, 23 mobile phones, three laptops, one tablet, 12 bank kits and one car
- Legal provisions
- Sections 318(4), 317 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act