A man was arrested for allegedly supplying mule bank accounts used in cyber fraud activities by the Cyber Crime Police and Special Operations Team (SOT), Cyberabad Police, during a joint operation on Wednesday, May 21.

The accused was identified as 27-year-old Dilip Singh, working as a delivery agent and residing at Apurupa Colony in IDA Jeedimetla under Quthbullapur mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Police said he is originally from Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

During the operation, police seized ₹1.02 lakh in cash, three mobile phones, 12 debit cards, one credit card, three bank passbooks, seven cheque books and 33 bank passbooks that had allegedly been couriered to different states.

According to Cyber Crimes DCP T. Saimanohar, the accused was involved in arranging and supplying mule bank accounts allegedly used in cyber frauds including trading frauds, digital arrest scams, online gaming frauds, stalking cases and part-time job scams.

The officer said that the accused came into contact with unidentified persons named “Jordan” and “Pintu Bhaiya” in 2024 through an Instagram advertisement seeking bank accounts.

After clicking the advertisement link, the accused allegedly communicated with the fraudsters through international WhatsApp numbers and was offered commissions of ₹25,000 for every savings account and ₹50,000 for every current account supplied.

Investigators stated that the accused was allegedly informed that the bank accounts would be used for cyber fraud activities but still knowingly participated for financial gain.

Police alleged that he procured and supplied bank accounts belonging to himself and others and forwarded ATM cards, SIM cards, passbooks, cheque books and related banking material to cyber fraudsters.

Officials said the investigation also revealed alleged involvement of certain bank employees in facilitating the opening and supply of accounts later used in cyber fraud transactions. Further investigation is underway to identify other persons linked to the network. Police warned the public against renting or sharing bank accounts, ATM cards, SIM cards, cheque books or internet banking credentials in exchange for commission or easy money.