Gurugram, March 24 Gurugram Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly providing mule bank accounts opened in the names of fake firms to cybercriminals based in China, to mask and launder proceeds from cyber frauds, officials said on Wednesday.
Police have recovered cheque books, passbooks, and debit cards of 16 bank accounts, along with four passports and six mobile phones, from the accused, they said.
The arrested individuals are Pravesh Ahlawat (26) and Sagar (25), residents of Panipat district in Haryana; Abhishek (26), a resident of Ludhiana in Punjab; and Yasin Noor Mohammad (54), a resident of Thane in Maharashtra.
The accused were produced before a city court on Tuesday, which remanded Yasin and Sagar in judicial custody, while Pravesh and Abhishek were placed under a two-day police remand for further questioning, officials said.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Pravesh, Sagar, and Yasin had prepared documents for fake firms through Abhishek, and had opened several bank accounts in their names, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Priyanshu Dewan.
These accounts were subsequently sold to cybercriminals based in China, for which the accused had received a total of Rs 1 lakh so far, he said.
Abhishek revealed that he had also transferred these bank accounts to two other individuals, and that they were promised Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh per bank account, the officer added, while Pravesh and Abhishek are being further questioned to trace the connections.
