The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), in coordination with the Law and Order Police of the Khammam Unit, has uncovered a network of 121 mule bank accounts linked to transactions worth Rs 7.84 crore during a two-day cybercrime crackdown in Khammam district.
The enforcement drive, conducted on September 2 and 3, targeted bank branches, ATM centres, and suspicious locations, resulting in the registration of 25 FIRs across eight police stations and the arrest of two facilitators. Officials reported that out of the total transactions tracked across 30 bank branches, Rs 6.23 crore involved disputed funds connected to several cybercrime cases in Telangana and other states.
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Investigators also identified 273 accounts associated with high-value ATM withdrawals, 12 accounts involved in cheque withdrawals exceeding Rs 20,000, and 25 suspect locations throughout the Khammam Unit. During the operation, authorities arrested Badisa Murali Krishna and Vadlamudi Srinivas, who are accused of supplying 10 mule bank accounts to facilitate cyber fraud transactions. TGCSB noted that these arrests follow 52 previous arrests made in two related cybercrime investigations.
How did the cybercrime network operate across the district?
The special operation followed two earlier cybercrime cases involving individuals from Khammam district who allegedly provided their bank accounts and credentials to conceal illicit funds. TGCSB found evidence connecting these accounts to illegal online gaming pay-ins and pay-outs handled via Telegram groups operating alongside foreign-based Chinese operators.
The initial cases, filed at Sanjeeva Police Station and Sathupally Police Station, were later transferred to the TGCSB Cyber Crime Police Station Headquarters for detailed investigation.
What actions were taken during the multi-agency operation?
A total of 11 teams comprising 44 police personnel were deployed under the supervision of B. Sai Sri, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crimes, TGCSB, alongside Sunil Dutt, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Khammam. Operational teams focused on tracking mule accounts, suspect locations, and individuals facilitating cyber fraud.
This recent drive follows “Operation Crackdown 1.0” in February 2026, during which authorities identified 75 mule accounts across six bank branches, registered 75 FIRs, and arrested 25 individuals, including businesspersons, labourers, private employees, unemployed youths, and former bank employees.
What measures are authorities taking to prevent further fraud?
TGCSB confirmed that field-level verification and financial analysis will continue to examine transaction trails, electronic devices, beneficiaries, and account handlers to uncover wider interstate links.
The bureau cautioned citizens against lending or sharing their bank accounts, ATM cards, PINs, OTPs, or banking credentials for commissions, warning that account holders risk legal consequences.
TGCSB maintained that it will continuously monitor mule accounts and suspicious transactions to protect the state’s banking infrastructure from cyber fraudsters.
