GURUGRAM, SEPT 27: The Gurugram Cyber Police have taken three individuals into custody for alleged involvement in providing mule bank accounts to an organized cybercrime network. Officials confirmed the syndicate routinely defrauded unsuspecting pilgrims under the guise of offering helicopter ticket reservations for the annual Char Dham Yatra. Investigators seized a substantial batch of operational material during the raid, including five mobile handsets, five bank passbooks, 16 cheque books, and 18 active debit cards. Law enforcement officers formally registered a criminal case at the Cyber Police Station South following the raid and recovery.
The suspects were identified by law enforcement as Ajit Kumar Shah, aged 30, from Ballia district; Pradum, aged 30, hailing from Azamgarh district; and Vinay, aged 40, a resident of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Detailed questioning revealed a structured pattern wherein each individual altered address records on official identification documentation to successfully establish over ten accounts across various financial institutions. These newly created banking channels, along with connected credentials and payment instruments, were systematically handed over to cyber criminal networks in exchange for a fixed commission of Rs 5,000 per account. Investigating officers stated that Vinay initially joined the fraudulent operation through an external contact before subsequently onboarding both Ajit Kumar Shah and Pradum into the illicit network.
Further forensic probing into national law enforcement records linked the seized devices and accounts directly to three separate registered victims on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Senior law enforcement leadership affirmed that active custodial questioning remains underway to uncover additional dimensions of the racket. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Gaurav Fogat maintained that authorities are focusing interrogation efforts on determining the total transaction volume routed through these accounts, identifying senior handlers running the scam, and tracking down connected operatives across the national cyber fraud ecosystem.
