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The Special Task Force of Assam Police has dismantled a major nationwide financial fraud syndicate that routed cybercrime proceeds through mule bank accounts, arresting six individuals during targeted raids across Guwahati. The operation was initiated following actionable intelligence supplied by the Tezpur-based Gajraj unit of Military Intelligence alongside central security agencies. While preliminary inquiries indicate that the syndicate transferred crores of rupees obtained via online scams over a two-year period, central investigators and state police are also actively examining suspected linkages between the network and Pakistani intelligence agencies.
Military Intelligence Inputs Trigger State Bank Account Probe
The law enforcement action originated in Sonitpur district, where local police registered a First Information Report after receiving initial alerts from military and central agencies. During the early phase of the investigation, authorities identified a high volume of suspicious activity registered under the State Bank of India account of Guwahati resident Marzina Begum.
Financial records revealed that between June 22 and August 5, 2026, substantial sums of money were systematically deposited into Begum’s bank account and promptly withdrawn. Forensic analysis of the flow of funds suggested the account served as a transit point for money laundering, helping obscure the money trail behind various online financial swindles. Investigators believe this account was one of several mule facilities used to launder money under the instruction of an unidentified mastermind operating outside the state of Assam.
Targeted Operations Across Guwahati Net Six Suspects
Armed with banking data and surveillance intelligence, the Special Task Force launched coordinated operations between October 28 and October 30 across multiple sectors of Guwahati. On October 28, officers arrested Marzina Begum alongside Mofizul Haque, aged 22, and Himanshu Das, aged 19, both residents of the Bamunimaidan locality.
Subsequent operations led to the apprehension of three other associates over the following 48 hours. Raqib Hussain, 34, was taken into custody from Ganesh Nagar on October 29. The following day, police arrested 25-year-old Iftikhar Hussain in Uzanbazar and 20-year-old Arman Ajuz Haque in Ananda Nagar. Across the search sites, investigating officers seized laptops, mobile handsets, automated teller machine cards, bank passbooks, and relevant documentary records for forensic assessment.
Inquiry Focuses on Nationwide Footprint and Intelligence Links
Investigators believe the syndicate operated undetected for approximately two years across several Indian states, relying on complex networks of mule accounts to shield the principal perpetrators from detection. Mule accounts are commonly opened or acquired by cybercrime networks to disperse illegally acquired funds into fractured banking channels before officials can trace the ultimate beneficiaries. Although official estimates of the complete financial volume remain under calculation, officers suspect the cumulative turnover exceeds several crores of rupees.
Security agencies have widened the scope of the probe beyond domestic cyber fraud to examine potential cross-border connections. Acting on intelligence alerts, officials are investigating whether any arrested suspects or their wider network maintained direct links with Pakistani intelligence outfits or functioned as financial conduits for anti-national elements. The Special Task Force is reviewing digital hardware, call detail records, and transaction ledgers to establish the command structure of the network, map interstate associates, and identify the final recipients of the defrauded funds.
