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The Malkajgiri Cyber Crime Police arrested six persons successful transportation with 5 cyber fraud cases detected during a peculiar crackdown carried retired betwixt May 15 and May 16.
The cases included 1 occupation fraud, 1 impersonation fraud, 2 concern frauds and 1 APK record fraud, with investigators uncovering what they described arsenic cybercrime networks operating crossed respective States.
Police besides processed refunds worthy ₹6.8 lakh to victims done tribunal orders during the week.
In a large occupation fraud case, constabulary arrested Kasanti Sateesh of Munagala mandal successful Suryapet territory for allegedly acting arsenic a mule relationship holder and facilitating money transfers for cyber fraudsters.
According to investigators, the complainant was contacted successful September 2025 by a idiosyncratic posing arsenic a elder visa migration advisor with Next Path Overseas Consultant, who promised jobs successful Germany for 8 candidates. After collecting documents and issuing fake connection letters, the accused allegedly induced the complainant to transportation ₹75.40 lakh arsenic a information deposit for enactment licence processing earlier becoming unreachable. The unfortunate reported a nonaccomplishment of ₹75.39 lakh.
In an impersonation fraud case, constabulary arrested Indarapu Naveen of Manthani successful Peddapalli district. The complainant had listed her level for rent connected 99acres.com and was aboriginal contacted by a idiosyncratic posing arsenic an Army officer. Under the pretext of mandatory Army outgo protocols, the accused allegedly induced her to marque 5 transactions, resulting successful a nonaccomplishment of ₹22.75 lakh.
Two persons, Kommu Vishnu of Kothapet and Makkala Aravind of Quthbullapur, were arrested successful transportation with an concern fraud successful which the complainant was added to a fake WhatsApp concern radical and lured into investing ₹21.50 lakh done a fraudulent trading level promising precocious returns done artifact trading and IPOs.
In different concern fraud case, constabulary arrested Pandula Srikanth of B N Reddy Nagar, Vanasthalipuram. The complainant was allegedly duped of ₹4.79 lakh aft receiving calls from a pistillate posing arsenic a Customs Department serviceman who cited assorted charges, including currency conversion and demurrage fees.
In the APK record fraud case, Nannaka Raghunath of Vijaypuri Colony, Vanasthalipuram, was arrested for allegedly providing mule accounts to fraudsters. Police said the complainant transferred ₹40.08 lakh aft receiving WhatsApp messages impersonating the company’s managing director. Investigation revealed that an APK record disguised arsenic an e-challan exertion had been installed connected the director’s phone, enabling the impersonation.
All six accused were produced earlier courts and remanded to judicial custody.
