Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Jul 4: The police of the Dakshina Kannada District Cyber Crime Police Station have arrested an accused allegedly involved in facilitating cyber fraud by providing bank accounts for fraudulent financial transactions.

The accused, identified as Zubair (32), a resident of Kudthamugeru in Kolnadu, was arrested on July 3, in connection with Dakshina Kannada district cyber crime police station Crime No. 104/2025, registered under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2008, and Sections 126(2), 308(6), 318(4), 319(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in a digital arrest cyber fraud case.

According to the police, the accused had allegedly obtained bank accounts from members of the public and facilitated cyber criminals by allowing the accounts to be used for the transfer of money obtained through cyber fraud.

Following his arrest, Zubair was produced before the competent court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

During the investigation, police found that four cases have been registered against the accused at various police stations across the state, including Crime No. 180/2022 at the Vittal police station. It was also revealed that the accused had failed to appear before the court in several cases and had been absconding to evade arrest.