Bengaluru Police Bust Mule Account Racket Linked to Dubai-Based Kingpin

Bengaluru police have busted a large mule account racket involving 12 arrests, including 22-year-old college dropout Mohammed Uzaif and his mother Sabana Abdul Bari. The duo allegedly operated around 4,200 bank accounts used to launder nearly Rs 24 crore, linked to a Dubai-based kingpin, Prem Taneja, wanted for IPL betting-related crimes. The network reportedly handled close to 9,000 accounts and facilitated cyber frauds across India, with investigations ongoing and Rs 240 crore frozen in accounts.