New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested two men Friday for allegedly operating a mule bank account that received Rs 98,592 linked to a Rs 2.1 crore digital-arrest cyber fraud after the case emerged during scrutiny of complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.Police found that a suspected mule account operating in Yamuna Vihar had received Rs 98,592 on Oct 12. Bank records showed withdrawal of Rs 49,000 the same day, while the remaining amount was withdrawn through a cheque.The money was linked to an FIR registered at Special Cell’s IFSO unit on Oct 15 following a complaint by Pratibha Jain, a Janakpuri resident, who alleged that cyber fraudsters had cheated her of approximately Rs 2.1 crore through a digital-arrest scam. The case was registered under relevant sections of BNS.Police seized four mobile phones, six debit cards and 10 chequebooks from the accused.During interrogation, Sonu Khan (36) allegedly said that he worked for Arjun Chaudhary (38), a resident of Ram Nagar, Shahdara, who had helped establish the shop. In return for financial assistance, Chaudhary allegedly obtained control of Khan’s bank accounts, which were subsequently used in the transactions under investigation. Chaudhary was apprehended and one mobile phone was seized from him.Police said both men had no previous involvement in criminal cases, as per available records. Their alleged roles in procuring, controlling and using the accounts are being investigated. Further probe is underway to establish the transaction trail and determine their precise roles.
