2 held for operating mule accounts in pvt bank

Rourkela: Two men were arrested in Sundargarh district on Tuesday night for allegedly operating mule accounts in a private bank and carrying out suspicious transactions of over Rs 4 crore. The accused were identified as Abdul Qadir, 25, and Md Faiyaz Raza, 26.During verification at the bank's Rajgangpur branch, three accounts in the name of the two accused were found to have handled suspicious transactions. Funds were credited from unknown sources and were withdrawn through self cheques. The total amount transacted through these accounts was found to be over Rs 4.19 crore. The accused allegedly operated the accounts on the instruction of cyber fraudsters and received commission for facilitating illegal transactions, police said.
Chequebooks, cheques and other related documents have been seized from the accused. "Efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining accused and to unearth the entire network and money trail," said Bijay Das, IIC, Rajgangpur police station.