VARANASI, June 21 -- The Cyber Crime Cell of Varanasi Commissionerate Police on Saturday registered four cases against five alleged mule account holders and an accomplice after tracing 51 complaints linked to their bank accounts on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). Police said allegedly defrauded funds worth about Rs.2.42 crore were routed through these accounts in suspected cyber fraud transactions. The action was taken under "Operation Mule Strike," a special campaign launched by the cyber crime cell to curb cyber offences. Police detained the accused and are questioning them. All are residents of Varanasi. Assistant commissioner of police (Cyber Crime) Vidush Saxena said investigations revealed that six youths, including an alleged facilitator, were involved in operating mule accounts used by cyber fraudsters. Five mule accounts were identified during the operation. Police found 43 complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) linked to the account operated by Mohammad Unaish. Investigators found that Rs.2.19 crore of allegedly defrauded money had been routed through his account. In coordination with bank officials, cyber police froze Rs.2.03 crore. Another Rs.22 lakh of allegedly defrauded money was traced to an account operated by Ajit Kumar Patel. Arif Jamal allegedly operated an account that received Rs.1.08 lakh, while accounts linked to Ashish Kumar Gaur and Satyam Yadav contained Rs.13,301 and Rs.41,000 respectively. Police alleged that Shubham Singh helped the accused open bank accounts and facilitated their use for cyber fraud activities. A total of 51 NCRP complaints were found linked to these accounts. Cases under relevant sections of the BNS and the Information Technology (IT) Act have been registered at Bhelupur, Rohaniya, Jaitpura and Cholapur police stations....