India, Sept. 30 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of Rs.3.81 crore from multiple defrauded victims into a mule account.

The CBI arrested S Palande, Y Thakur and S Singh in July, and the fourth person, identified only as Neeraj, this month. Neeraj allegedly convinced co-accused Palande to open the mule account at a private bank, according to agency sources. The other two were private agents.

The funds of Rs.3.81 crore, considered the proceeds of the crime, were deposited into this account and subsequently diverted to 100 other mule accounts on the same day, July 2. Then it was transferred to more accou...