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Gujarat’s crackdown on 913 mule accounts reveals Rs 2,289 crore cyberfraud

Jun 02, 2026, 00:27 (IST)

638 Suspects Nabbed, 565 FIRs Filed In State

7 held for duping people through Chinese gaming apps in Jhansi

May 27, 2026, 00:11 (IST)

2 held for letting cyber cons use bank a/cs for fraud

Jun 01, 2026, 00:46 (IST)

Ahmedabad: Operation Mule Hunt 2.0 launched to curb cybercrime across Gujarat

Jun 03, 2026, 00:10 (IST)

How a ₹36 lakh fraud revealed the machinery behind cybercrime

THE ECONOMIC TIMES / May 31, 2026, 13:52 (IST)

How Hyderabad Police’s cyber fraud crackdown, Operation Octopus, has peeled the layers of a criminal ecosystem spanning multiple states, banking channels, shell accounts, crypto networks and international actors

Two held in investment fraud, police say 20 mule accounts had transactions worth Rs 32 lakh

May 23, 2026, 00:00 (IST)

Mule account holder held in Rs 2 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam

May 28, 2026, 00:47 (IST)

Earlier, two other men were arrested in the case

Two Amdavadis among six arrested for duping 74-year-old of Rs 24 crore through ‘digital arrest’ fraud in Bengaluru

May 26, 2026, 00:32 (IST)

Fraud Came To Light On April 24 When Karnataka Cyber Command Unit Was Alerted By Bank About Suspicious Transaction Attempts

Cyberfraud complaints cross 59k in four mnths: ADG

May 30, 2026, 00:20 (IST)

Gujarat police busts Rs 632cr cyber mule network; 13 arrested from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot

May 24, 2026, 00:03 (IST)

Fraud Proceeds Allegedly Laundered Through Shell Entities, Say Investigators

Inter-state multi-crore cyber fraud gang busted; 9 held

May 24, 2026, 01:40 (IST)

Raj-based delivery boy nabbed for supplying mule a/cs to fraudsters

May 22, 2026, 00:20 (IST)

Cyber fraud: Man held for ‘mule account’ in Begusarai

TNN / May 17, 2026, 19:00 (IST)

In a significant crackdown on cyber crime, Begusarai police have detained Sunil Kumar, implicated in a vast online scam. His bank account was dubbed a 'mule account', enabling fraudulent transactions exceeding Rs 15.25 crore throughout the country. Sunil admitted to accepting Rs 3.75 lakh for sharing his account information with cybercriminals, resulting in the filing of 205 complaints.

3 luxury vehicles, 46 mule accounts, 26 phones: Telangana CID busts 'Dafabet' betting network, arrests 11 across 3 states

TNN / Jun 01, 2026, 16:44 (IST)

Telangana CID's Special Investigation Team has dismantled an illegal online betting network connected to Dafabet. Eleven individuals were apprehended in Delhi, Gujarat, and Punjab. The operation followed a complaint from a software engineer who lost nearly Rs 10 lakh. Investigators traced funds through numerous bank accounts, uncovering a multi-state operation. Seizures included vehicles, electronics, and cash.

Illegal betting app: ED raids 17 sites across India, seizes cash

May 27, 2026, 21:47 (IST)

61-year-old retired Sangli teacher duped in digital scam in Jan; two arrested from Pune

May 27, 2026, 23:16 (IST)

Telangana SIT arrests 11 including Afghan national in crackdown on betting network linked to Dafabet

Jun 02, 2026, 00:21 (IST)

Arrests were made following a complaint filed by Karimnagar techie who lost ₹10 lakh through online betting

2 members of cyber fraud gang arrested

Jun 01, 2026, 01:22 (IST)

Hyderabad police nab 66 ghost SIM suppliers across 13 states; Rs 101 crore looted in 76 cases

TNN / May 21, 2026, 02:13 (IST)

Hyderabad police, in a massive crackdown across 13 states, have apprehended 66 individuals supplying ghost SIM cards to cybercriminals. Operation Octopus has successfully targeted the illegal issuance of these SIMs, which were instrumental in 76 fraud cases, resulting in a staggering Rs 101 crore loss.

6 held for duping 74-year-old woman of Rs 24 cr in Karnataka

TNN / May 26, 2026, 00:00 (IST)

Three held after cops find mule accounts used for cyberfraud

May 21, 2026, 00:23 (IST)

Terminated Bank Manager Among Those Held

All India cyberfraud network that cheated 196 people busted

Jun 02, 2026, 19:00 (IST)

Now, fraudsters target dormant e-commerce accounts

TNN / May 29, 2026, 08:13 (IST)

Leaked Passwords, Phishing Attacks Being Used To Conduct Unauthorised Transactions

Only 28 convictions in 11,000 cybercrime cases in AP

May 29, 2026, 00:00 (IST)

AP to roll out cyber guard to crackdown cybercrimes

May 29, 2026, 22:45 (IST)

Interstate cyber fraud racket busted; UP Police expands probe, 9 arrested

TNN / May 25, 2026, 23:03 (IST)

Gonda cyber cell is intensifying its probe into an interstate cyber fraud racket, tracing more complainants and coordinating with police units across multiple states. The investigation follows the arrest of nine individuals involved in operating mule bank accounts used for online scams worth crores, with authorities freezing over Rs 14.87 crore in suspicious transactions.