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The apprehension of 2 fraudsters, who cheated a jeweller from K.R. Nagar successful Mysuru territory by offering to merchantability him golden astatine an charismatic price, has helped the Mysuru District constabulary unearth a large racket.
According to Superintendent of Mysuru District Police Mallikarjun Baladandi, a ailment was filed by a golden trader from K.R. Nagar, Jitendra Kumar Khandelwal, that unidentified persons had contacted him done WhatsApp successful the past week of January 2026 and convinced him that they would beryllium capable to proviso golden astatine a terms that is ₹600 little per gram than the marketplace price.
Believing them, the complainant transferred ₹13.69 lakh to their slope relationship towards the acquisition of 100 grams of gold. “However, the accused neither supplied the golden nor returned the money, thereby cheating him.” Mr. Baladandi said.
Based connected the complaint, a lawsuit was registered nether Section 66(2) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The probe led to the recognition of Amit Singh from Punjab, and Yatin Ramesh and Mohammed Shadab Anjum from Maharashtra. A squad led by Inspector Sunil S.P. traced Yatin Ramesh and Mohammed Shadab Anjum successful Maharashtra and arrested them, portion Amit Singh continues to elude arrest.
Meanwhile, the probe further revealed that the accused had opened 56 slope accounts utilizing documents obtained from members of the public, and a full of 196 cybercrime complaints person been registered against these accounts successful assorted states crossed India. “The accused are suspected to person perpetrated cyber frauds amounting to astir ₹189.49 crore,” according to a connection present by the Mysuru District police.
Mobile phones recovered
Meanwhile, the Mysuru District constabulary person recovered a full of 173 mobile phones during May, which were handed implicit to the owners astatine a relation successful Mysuru connected Tuesday.
A connection present said that a full of 263 complaints were received connected the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), which is simply a portal developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that helps successful blocking and tracking mislaid oregon stolen mobile phones.
Deputy Superintendent of Cyber Crime, Mysuru, Srikanth R., who is besides the nodal serviceman for the CEIR portal, coordinated with the Station House Officers crossed the territory for tracing the 173 mobile phones, collectively valued astatine astir ₹35 lakh.
“Citizens are truthful advised to registry complaints connected the CEIR portal instantly aft losing their mobile phones,” the constabulary said successful its connection here.
