New Delhi, July 1 -- The CBI has arrested the 10th suspect from Patna, Bihar, in connection with its crackdown on mule accounts used by cyber criminals to launder illicit money, officials on Monday said.
The agency has found that the suspect had "links in foreign countries" which are being investigated thoroughly, they said. The CBI had launched a nationwide crackdown on 8.5 lakh mule accounts in over 700 bank branches which were being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving digital theft, impersonation, fraudulent investments and UPI-based frauds, the officials said.
The CBI had during the operation conducted coordinated raids at 42 locations in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in which ni...