6 Arrested In Assam Over Multi-Crore Mule Account Fraud, Police Probe Suspected Links To Pakistan Intelligence Operatives

The syndicate has allegedly been operating across the country for about two years, using multiple mule bank accounts

November 3, 2026

Mule bank accounts, rapid withdrawals and a suspected mastermind outside Assam: what the STF has found in the Guwahati fraud case

Acting On Military Intelligence Inputs, Assam STF Arrests Six In Guwahati Over Nationwide Mule Account Fraud

Six people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly operating an organised financial fraud racket through mule bank accounts, with suspected links to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs), Assam Police said on Monday.

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police acted on intelligence inputs from central agencies, including Military Intelligence, Gajraj Corps, Tezpur. The STF registered a case based on a complaint lodged by Sonitpur District Police and launched its operation on October 28. The arrests were made from various locations in Guwahati over the next three days.

The accused have been identified as Marjina Begum, Mofijul Haque (22), Himangshu Das (19), Rakib Hussain (34), Iftar Hussain (25) and Arman Azuz Hoque (20). Rakib Hussain was arrested on October 29, while Iftar Hussain and Arman Azuz Hoque were arrested on October 30. According to an ANI report, mobile devices and documents were seized during the first raid.

Police said a preliminary investigation found that an SBI account belonging to Begum received credits worth lakhs of rupees within 47 days, between June 22 and August 5, 2026. The amounts were withdrawn almost immediately after each deposit, which police described as a suspicious pattern of transactions. Haque and Das, both residents of Guwahati, were allegedly involved in transactions linked to the account that had a suspected connection to a Pakistan Intelligence Operative.

Police said the syndicate has allegedly been operating in different parts of the country for approximately two years, using multiple mule bank accounts to facilitate fraudulent transactions. The suspected mastermind is believed to be coordinating the network from outside Assam, according to ANI.

“Further investigation is under way to apprehend the remaining members of the syndicate, trace the flow of fraudulent funds, identify additional mule bank accounts, and dismantle the organised financial fraud network,” Assam Police said in a statement. Police are also examining the nature and extent of the involvement of Pakistan-based intelligence operatives or other anti-national elements in the nexus.

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