Karimnagar Police arrest 12 members of cyber fraud syndicate

As part of ‘Operation Crackdown’, the Karimnagar Police on Sunday arrested 12 persons for allegedly facilitating cyber frauds through mule accounts.

The police identified the prime accused as 22-year-old Mudugunti Rajeshwar Reddy, a resident of Bhagathnagar in Karimnagar, who allegedly masterminded the organised cyber fraud syndicate.

The gang led by Rajeshwar Reddy allegedly opened mule bank accounts and sold passbooks, ATM cards and SIM cards to cyber criminals thereby facilitating cyber frauds and layering the proceeds of fraudulent transactions.

As many as 12 members of the gang including Rajeshwar Reddy have been arrested in connection with six cases registered against them under the Karimnagar Two Town Police Station and three cases under the Karimnagar One-Town Police Station.

All the accused hail from Karimnagar district.

Cases have been registered against the accused under Section 66-D of IT Act, and the relevant Sections of the BNS.

Karimnagar Police Commissioner Gaush Alam commended the city police for their coordinated efforts in apprehending the members of the cyber fraud syndicate.