Mumbai’s Khar police detained a suspect on Saturday, August 9, 2026, in connection with a cyber‑fraud network that allegedly moved ₹7.42 crore through 22 bank accounts linked to 42 complaints nationwide.
The investigation began after a victim reported a loss of ₹4.07 lakh. The complainant said he was approached on Telegram, promised high returns for completing online tasks, and was repeatedly asked to transfer money to various accounts, none of which yielded the promised profit.
Technical analysis of data supplied by the national Cyber Helpline 1930 and the Samvaye Portal enabled authorities to identify two individuals: Avinash Babasaheb Kharat and Vikas Gajanan Bhujbal. Kharat was taken into custody and, during interrogation, disclosed that he and his associate had opened bank accounts in their own names as well as in the names of other people across several banks, then handed those accounts to cyber‑fraudsters to serve as mule accounts.
Among the 22 accounts traced, 13 were registered to Kharat and nine to Bhujbal. A review of the Cyber Coordination Portal confirmed that the accounts were cited in 42 complaints from across India, with cumulative transactions amounting to roughly ₹7.42 crore.
A case has been filed at Khar Police Station under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. Investigators continue to pursue additional persons suspected of supplying mule accounts, receiving the funds, or facilitating related financial movements.