Bengaluru: What began as a favour for a friend has now landed a 23-year-old engineering student in trouble after his bank account was allegedly used to route nearly Rs 7 crore in two days as part of a cybercrime network.The student was arrested for allegedly running a mule account racket and facilitating fraudulent transactions across states. Investigators suspect a wider network in which cybercriminals target students and persuade them to part with bank details. The case came to light when the youngster approached police after his bank account was frozen. Bank officials told him transactions worth around Rs 7 crore had been processed through his Karnataka Gramina Bank account within 48 hours.In his complaint to police, the engineering student said his friend Ayush allegedly told him that his own account had also been blocked due to low balance and requested temporary access to the complainant’s account. Trusting Ayush, the student handed over his passbook, ATM card, registered sim card, and other banking details. Later, he realised they were misused for cybercrime. tnn
