India, March 3 -- New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the leading 10 states across India where cybercriminals are frequently opening so-called "mule accounts" to siphon off and launder illicit funds, officials in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said.

Other regions identified as major hotspots include Haryana, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a specialised wing under the MHA, has identified these regions as hotspots where mule accounts are being misused to channel proceeds of cyber fraud.

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