Mobile phones, bank passbooks, ATM cards, a laptop and other articles seized by Mangaluru Police from six people arrested for allegedly providing mule bank accounts to cyber crime fraudsters. | Photo Credit: Supplied photo The Mangaluru City Police have arrested five persons from Hyderabad and one from Mangaluru. They were accused of providing mule bank accounts to fraudsters based overseas, for use in investment and other cyber frauds. As many as 30 accounts, connected to 272 cases of cyber fraud, were found. Police gave the names of the arrested persons as Sheikh Karimulla alias Rasul, 27, from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh; Budidinne Vamshi alias Guru, 21, from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh; Panditi Kranti Kumar, 36, from Hyderabad; Bade Shrinivas, 38, from Hyderabad; Utpala Santosh Krishna, 35, from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh; and Ibrahim, 35, from Mulky, Mangaluru. Published – February 27, 2026 09:23 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Kalamassery municipality told to complete biomining at dumping yard in a time-bound manner Restoration of Domakonda palace fuels weaving, literature and community life