Nagpur: The cyber cell has arrested five more people in connection with an alleged mule bank account racket busted at a rented flat in Dighori. Police suspect the network was being used to route proceeds of cyber fraud across multiple states.Police said one bank account linked to the racket recorded transactions worth around ₹90.25 crore. Cyber PI Sudhir Borkute told TOI that at least 104 cybercrime cases registered in Maharashtra and other states have so far been linked to the account.Ujjwala Rajghire was arrested earlier, while the other accused — Irfan Sheikh (32), Mrinali Kamble (26), Nidhita Ramteke (22), Ayush Ramteke (20) and Aditya Dupare (20) — were held later. All six were remanded in police custody on Aug 10.The arrests followed searches conducted between Aug 5 and 7, during which police seized 236 ATM cards, 82 passbooks, 85 cheque books, 180 blank cheques and 45 SIM cards. Aadhaar and PAN cards belonging to different individuals, identity documents, rubber stamps, bank scanners, a swipe machine, mobile phones and KYC documents were also seized.DCP Deepak Aggrawal told TOI that more arrests were likely given the scale of the operation. “This is just the tip of the iceberg. Even the ₹90 crore amount is based on prima facie evidence,” he said.Borkute said all six accused were well educated and had no previous criminal record. Police suspect they had been working for the network for 12 to 18 months.Investigators suspect the mastermind of the racket operated from outside India.
