Pune: Alandi Police Arrest Mule Account Holder Linked to Rs 150 Crore Cyber Fraud
Pimpri Chinchwad, 4th August 2026: The Alandi police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Moshi for allegedly operating mule bank accounts used by an interstate cyber fraud syndicate that duped 65 people of nearly Rs 150 crore through investment and other online scams.
The accused, identified as Sachin Sanjay Kale, a resident of Moshi, was arrested after the police’s cyber cell found that his savings account at Cosmos Bank’s Alandi branch was being used to receive money generated through online frauds. During the investigation, police found that Kale had opened nine bank accounts in his name and withdrew the fraud proceeds through ATMs and cheques.
According to the police, data available on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) linked the accounts to 65 cyber fraud cases reported from different states involving transactions worth around Rs 150 crore. Of this amount, about Rs 1.15 crore had been routed through Kale’s nine bank accounts, police said. He has been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway to identify other members of the racket.
The Pimpri Chinchwad police have appealed to citizens not to allow unknown persons to use their bank accounts or SIM cards and not to receive or withdraw money on behalf of others, warning that such accounts are often used in cyber frauds.
