{
  "id": 9074807,
  "title": "₹9 Lakh Cyber Fraud Trail Leads Indore Police To Mule Account Holder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/9-lakh-cyber-fraud-trail-leads-indore-police-to-mule-account-holder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T03:32:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/9-lakh-cyber-fraud-trail-leads-indore-police-to-mule-account-holder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore police have arrested a 25-year-old man, Suyash Lath, for his alleged role as a mule account holder in a cyber fraud case involving over ₹9 lakh in the Tukoganj area. According to Tukoganj Police Station In-Charge Jitendra Chouhan, the arrest was made under Operation Matrix following data received from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and Cyber Crime Portal.\n\nLath, a resident of Meghdoot Nagar, had a bank account in New Palasia, which police discovered was used to receive suspicious transactions amounting to ₹9,06,958. The account was linked to two complaints registered in different states - one in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka and the other in Dewas district. The allegations suggest that Lath received money from victims cheated through cryptocurrency investment, with the funds subsequently withdrawn with the help of an associate.\n\nPolice are questioning Lath about additional mule accounts and his alleged partner in crime. Meanwhile, during a check on Monday, two individuals were arrested for possession of MD drugs worth ₹1.20 lakh.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly allowing his bank account to be used as a mule account in a cyber fraud case involving more than Rs 9 lakh in the Tukoganj area, police said on Monday. Tukoganj Police Station In-Charge Jitendra Chouhan said the action was taken under Operation Matrix based on data received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}