T.N. police arrest 837 cyber criminals in two days
The Tamil Nadu Police Cyber Crime Wing arrested 837 individuals during a 48-hour operation targeting 'mule' bank accounts used for cyber fraud. The crackdown involved profiling suspects through national cybercrime portals and analyzing financial data to disrupt organized criminal networks.
Why it matters
This operation highlights a significant effort to dismantle the financial infrastructure supporting large-scale cyber fraud, which is a growing threat to digital banking security.
In a crackdown on cybercrime network, the Cyber Crime Wing (CCW) of the Tamil Nadu Police launched a 48-hour “State-wide Special Drive against Mule Account Holders” commencing on August 6, and arrested 837 cyber criminals across the State.
The operation was focused on identifying persons involved in opening, operating, and facilitating the misuse of bank accounts for receiving and withdrawing proceeds from cyber fraud.
Acting on the instructions of the Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, special teams of the CCW conducted the operation in all the districts and cities.
It was based on accused profiling through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and the Pratibimb portal of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The profiling was further strengthened through bank fund-trail linkages established by financial data analysis of cybercrime networks.
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