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Mule Account Holder Jailed for Cyber Fraud Facilitation
11 Aug
Summary
- Man sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment for operating mule account.
- Account received four suspicious deposits totaling Rs 33,550.
- Police have zero tolerance for cyber fraudsters and mule account operators.
A Sambalpur court has sentenced Gauri Shankar Dash, 32, to two years of rigorous imprisonment for facilitating cyber fraud through a mule bank account. The JMFC court of Sambalpur district convicted Dash under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, imposing a Rs 10,000 fine under each section. The sentences will run concurrently.
Dash's bank account was identified by Odisha police via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal during an investigation. The account had received four suspicious deposits totaling Rs 33,550. Sambalpur Town police registered a case and arrested Dash on the same day. The Director General of Police stated a zero-tolerance policy against cyber fraudsters and those operating mule accounts, vowing to dismantle such networks.
