In a special operation conducted by the Bengaluru’s Hulimavu police, the team of cops have arrested 12 individuals for cheating by illegally opening bank accounts – mule accounts in the names of members of the general public, and the team also made seizures of 58 mobile phones, 7 laptops, 9 watches, 531 gm of gold ornaments and ₹4.89 lakh in cash – a total value of the seizure rounded up to ₹1 Cr.
On 28th November 2025, the Hulimavu police received credible information from an informant which revealed that two individuals were opening bank accounts in the names of members of the general public and handing them over to another person based in Dubai for illegal monetary gain and also to assist in the operation of illegal gambling apps.
Based on this information, a case was registered at the Hulimavu Police Station and the cops pursued with an investigation. The team of police examined the case from various angles and, on 29th November 2025, apprehended two individuals near an apartment in Anjanapura, JP Nagar 9th Phase. Upon interrogation, both individuals confessed to their involvement in the case.
On 30th November 2025, the two accused were produced before a court and were remanded to police custody for 10 days. During detailed interrogation while in police custody, the accused revealed that with the intention of earning more money, they had deceived people in need of money by promising commissions, and got bank accounts opened in their names, and cheated them. They also disclosed that ten more accomplices were involved in the crime.
Based on the information provided by the accused, on 3rd December 2025, the police seized the following items from their residence in Anjanapura – 206 debit cards, 23 mobile phones, 531 grams of gold ornaments, ₹4,89,500/- in cash, 9 watches, 23 cheque books, 21 passbooks, 36 SIM cards, 1 laptop, 1 online digital payment ring, and 1 cryptocurrency book.
On 09th December 2025, the two accused were again produced before the court where one accused was remanded to police custody for another 10 days, while the other accused remanded to judicial custody.
Based on the information provided by the accused in police custody, on 17th December 2025, ten accomplices involved in the case were apprehended from an office located in a residence at Rajendra Nagar in Delhi. And upon interrogation, all ten accomplices confessed to their involvement in the case. The police seized from their possession 36 debit cards, 35 mobile phones, 10 cheque books, 6 laptops, and 12 SIM cards.
On 18th December 2025, after producing the freshly arrested 10 accused before a court in Delhi and obtaining permission, they were brought to Bengaluru. On 19th December 2025, the 10 accused brought from Delhi to Bengaluru were taken to police custody for 20 days, and after collecting information from the accused again a seizure of gadgets, debit cards, gold ornaments, cash and SIM cards were seized. According to the police, a total of 242 debit cards, 58 mobile phones, 531 grams of gold ornaments, ₹4,89,500/- in cash, 9 watches, 33 cheque books, 21 passbooks, 7 laptops, 1 online digital payment ring, 1 cryptocurrency book, and 48 SIM cards. The total value of the seized items is ₹1 Cr.
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