Crackdown on cyber fraud: 13 persons, including two bank officials, six mule bank account holders arrested in Karimnagar

The Karimnagar constabulary person busted an organised cybercrime web by arresting 13 members of the cyber fraud syndicate, including 2 slope officials and six mule slope relationship holders, allegedly linked to amerciable fiscal transactions to the tune of a staggering ₹138 crore.

Those arrested were identified arsenic B. Sairam, 30, A. Ranjith, 36, and Boga Rakesh, 35, of Jagtial district, A. Mallesham, 37, of Peddapalli district; B. Pranay, 25, of Karimnagar district; slope officials B. Kalyan, 52, manager of Ratnakar Bank Limited (RBL), Hanamkonda, and Ayesha Begum, 30, Karimnagar, constabulary said.

A elaborate investigation, launched arsenic portion of ‘Operation Crackdown’, revealed that the members of the cybercrime syndicate were allegedly progressive successful amerciable fiscal transactions done the mule slope accounts and besides transportation of the cyber fraud proceeds abroad.

The accused person been booked nether Section 112 and Section 318 (4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Section 66-D of the IT Act. Further probe is underway.

Karimnagar Police Commissioner Gaush Alam urged radical to stay vigilant against nefarious designs of cyber fraudsters and study cybercrimes done the helpline 1930 oregon www.cybercrime.gov.in.