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Railway constabulary connected Friday arrested an inter-State cybercrime accused who was progressive successful a bid of mobile telephone thefts and integer frauds targeting bid passengers nether the Guntakal division. The accused allegedly siphoned disconnected astir ₹18 lakh from victims’ slope accounts by exploiting entree to stolen mobile phones.
The accused, Hari Barman (31), a nonmigratory of Alipurduar territory successful West Bengal, was apprehended aft a meticulous probe involving investigation of CCTV footage, mobile information tracking, method surveillance and quality inputs. Over the past fewer months, astatine slightest 5 cases of mobile telephone theft and online fiscal fraud were reported wrong the Renigunta jurisdiction.
According to the police, the accused was addicted to online betting, casino games and cricket gambling. To money his addiction, helium targeted sleeping passengers connected long-distance trains, chiefly aged travellers and those utilizing anemic oregon easy guessable mobile telephone locks. After stealing mobile phones, ATM cards and individuality documents, helium accessed banking and UPI applications to alteration PINs and retreat currency done banking apps. He besides made online purchases, including golden coins, utilizing the victims’ e-commerce accounts.
Following accrued surveillance by the Government Railway Police successful West Bengal, the accused allegedly shifted his operations to Andhra Pradesh and committed akin offences connected the Guntakal–Chennai and Vijayawada–Tirupati routes. To hold detection, helium is said to person impersonated constabulary officers portion contacting victims’ relatives.
Police recovered golden ornaments, golden coins, mobile phones, a tablet, an Apple Watch, AirPods and cash, collectively valued astatine ₹9.26 lakh. The accused has erstwhile transgression cases registered against him successful some West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
