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The Kadapa constabulary connected Friday (November 14, 2025) busted an inter-state integer apprehension scam and arrested 12 persons and recovered ₹12.58 lakh cash. Additionally, seventeen mobile phones, thirteen slope passbooks, six cheque books, 52 ATM cards and 16 SIM cards and six Aadhaar cards were seized.
The constabulary said that the accused no. 1 successful the lawsuit R. Narasimha alias Naveen (35) of Shivamogga (Karnataka) is simply a concern absorption graduate, who utilized to cod slope relationship details done societal media groups (Telegram), get mule accounts opened and transportation the deposited amounts to crypto currency oregon cash. Piyush Teli (25) of Rajasthan, the A2, is simply a postgraduate having anterior enactment acquisition successful Dubai, has wide cognition of funds transportation for ample amounts.
The different accused were identified arsenic Gaggeri Ravichandra (22), Bhoopathi Prashanth (20), Annapureddy Pothu Raju (23), Chennapureddy Pedda Brahma Reddy (28), Udumula Venkata Reddy (21), Chinnapureddy Brahma Reddy (21), Uppari Nagendra (22), Thiruveedhi Vishnuvardhan (21), Venteddu Sai Likhith Kumar (20) and Palabindela Akhil (22), the past 4 are engineering students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The complainant Veera Reddy, a retired authorities official, got a video telephone 7 months agone from anonymous persons posing arsenic CBI officials, accusing him of complicity successful a transgression “currently nether probe by the CBI”. They besides demanded wealth to beryllium paid into a authorities account, to beryllium returned aft helium was proven innocent.
Immaculate backdrop
The unfortunate was hoodwinked by the immaculate backdrop resembling the interiors of a posh constabulary presumption and the culprits appearing successful constabulary uniforms. Even a tribunal country was recreated, wherever a justice warned him of apprehension wrong 24 hours. Panicked by the illusory scenes connected the video, the elder national transferred ₹30 lakh to assorted accounts, which vanished successful nary time. The unfortunate approached the section constabulary presumption aft the accused stopped responding to his calls.
Superintendent of Police Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath, who produced the accused astatine a media league present connected Friday, called upon the nationalist not to panic if they received calls connected ‘digital arrest’, arsenic determination was nary specified process successful law.
“Cyber transgression fraudsters find it casual to use the integer apprehension modus operandi connected elder citizens, who are an casual prey, considering their age, deficiency of knowing of the evolving technological jargon and the beingness of unguarded funds successful savings slope accounts,” helium said.
Mr. Vishwanath appreciated the Additional Superintendent (Admin) K. Prakash Babu, Deputy Superintendent (Pulivendula) B. Murali, Circle Inspectors Narasimhulu (Vempalle) and A. Madhu Malleswara Reddy (Cyber Crime) for busting the sensational transgression and arresting the culprits. A hunt has been launched to apprehension the others named arsenic accused successful the case.
