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Telangana Police Arrest 18 in ₹547-Crore Mule-Account Cyberfraud

Investigators describe a coordinated network that used recruited accounts tied to offshore call centres to launder victim payments.

Overview

  • Khammam police said 18 of 24 accused are in custody after tracing ₹547 crore in fraud-linked transactions through mule bank accounts.
  • The probe details recruitment of individuals to open accounts and share credentials, enabling layering of funds, overseas transfers and cryptocurrency conversion between 2022 and 2025.
  • Police reported concentrated flows of about ₹270.66 crore through accounts linked to Potru Manoj Kalyan and family, alongside large sums in accounts of Udathaneni Vikas, Bommidala Nagalakshmi and Tatikonda Raju.
  • The case followed a December 24, 2025 complaint, with earlier related action including the November 29 arrest of Potru Praveen by Cyberabad police.
  • Parallel investigations in other states include a Vizag arrest of a 22-year-old who supplied his account for a digital-arrest scam and Kozhikode seizures tied to paid purchase of bank accounts.