Hyderabad, Oct. 7 -- A Flipkart employee, an ex-serviceman, a marketing head and accounts in the names of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) all feature in a cybercrime crackdown by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), which arrested 101 people for allegedly letting fraudsters use their bank accounts.

According to The Times of India, the two-week operation covered Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Those arrested include 18 women. Investigators have traced fraudulent transactions of about Rs 17 crore and 1,172 cybercrime links across India.

Police said 19 of the accused were agents and 81 were mule account holders. The arrests are connected to 51 cases registered at seven Cyber Crime Poli...