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The Ernakulam Rural cyber constabulary person arrested a antheral successful transportation with an alleged virtual apprehension scam successful which an aged antheral from Aluva was cheated of ₹1 crore.
The arrested is Salim, 43, a autochthonal of Aliparamba successful Malappuram district. He is suspected to beryllium a mule relationship holder who allegedly helped cyber fraudsters transact proceeds of their transgression done his slope account, constabulary sources said.
He was nabbed from his hometown aft the constabulary traced his slope relationship details. The antheral was allegedly duped by a scammer who contacted him implicit phone, claiming to beryllium from a cardinal probe agency. He was made to judge that idiosyncratic had opened a slope relationship successful his sanction successful Mumbai, and that ₹75 lakh progressive successful a quality trafficking lawsuit was transferred to that account.
He was reportedly made to transportation ₹1.20 crore to the accounts provided by the scammer.
Salim had been remanded successful judicial custody, the constabulary said.
