Mangaluru: Man arrested for facilitating cyber fraud by providing bank accounts

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jul 4, 2026: The Dakshina Kannada CEN Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly facilitating cyber fraud by supplying bank accounts used to launder money obtained through online scams.

The accused, identified as Zubair (32), a resident of Kudthamogeru in Kolnadu, was arrested in connection with a case registered at the Dakshina Kannada CEN Police Station. The case pertains to a ’digital arrest’ cyber fraud and has been registered under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2008, along with Sections 126(2), 308(6), 318(4), 319(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to police, Zubair allegedly procured bank accounts from members of the public and allowed them to be used for transactions involving money generated through cyber fraud. After his arrest, he was produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

During the investigation, police found that Zubair is also an accused in four other criminal cases registered at various police stations across Karnataka, including the Vittal Police Station. Investigators further revealed that he had allegedly been absconding and had failed to appear before courts in several pending cases, evading arrest.