Malkajgiri police arrest five persons in multiple cyber fraud cases
The Malkajgiri police arrested five individuals linked to various cyber fraud cases. The suspects were involved in scams including investment fraud, job fraud, and customer care fraud, resulting in significant financial losses for victims. Authorities are continuing their investigation to identify additional members of the cybercriminal networks.
- ▪Five individuals were arrested by the cybercrime wing of the Malkajgiri police.
- ▪The suspects acted as mule account holders for cyber fraudsters involved in various scams.
- ▪Victims lost substantial amounts of money, including ₹1.54 crore in an investment fraud case.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Five individuals were arrested by the cybercrime wing of the Malkajgiri police in connection with separate cyber fraud cases during the week ending May 30, uncovering links to cybercriminal networks operating across multiple states.The arrested individuals were identified as Yakub Ibrahim Khan of Mumbai, Maharashtra; Orsu Sreenivasu of Suryapet district, Telangana; Gunda Nagaraju of Bachupally, Hyderabad; Pilli Aditya of Mettuguda, Hyderabad; and Pagadala Krishna Chaitanya of NTR district, Andhra Pradesh.According to the police, the five were acting as mule account holders, providing bank accounts to cyber fraudsters involved in investment scams, job frauds, customer care fraud and digital arrest scams.In one of the investment fraud cases, a victim was lured into investing through a…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Hindu — Top.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Hindu — Top
