New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today announced that its Mumbai zone has arrested an absconding accused, Neeraj, in connection with a major cyber fraud case.
The CBI registered the case in July after the mule account of co-accused Sudhir Palande was used to receive fraudulent funds totalling Rs 3.81 crore from cyber victims in a single day. The money was subsequently diverted to various other accounts on the same day.
The investigation revealed that Neeraj had persuaded Palande (who is currently in judicial custody) to open a mule account at IndusInd Bank. An amount of Rs 3.81 crore, identified as proceeds of crime, was transferred into this account. Neeraj also arranged for Palande's travel from Mumbai to...