Tamil Nadu police arrest seven who are part of international cyber crime gang

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu police cyber crime wing on Friday claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough in a digital arrest case by arresting seven persons who are part of an international cyber crime gang.

The accused were arrested from different parts of the state for allegedly controlling 100 mule accounts used for laundering proceeds of more than 130 cyber crimes across the country. A mule account is a bank account used by scammers to transfer money that has been stolen or laundered.