Rs 854-crore cyber heist: Gang got alcoholics to open mule accounts, says CCB

The gang of cyber fraudsters that pulled off a Rs 854-crore heist targeted gullible people and alcoholics, police say.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested six suspects from Bengaluru while three kingpins, said to be based in Rajasthan and abroad, are absconding.

Seventeen victims from Bengaluru are reported to have Rs 49 lakh.

The kingpins approached Manoj alias Jack, a Bengalurean who has since been arrested, on Facebook and signed him up.