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Twenty-six radical were arrested from Ernakulam territory arsenic the constabulary registered 46 cases relating to cyber fiscal fraud successful a day, arsenic portion of the 2nd variation of ‘Operation Cy-Hunt,’ a State-wide peculiar thrust by the police.
While the Ernakulam Rural Police arrested 16 alleged offenders, the Kochi City Police nabbed 10 accused during the day-long thrust connected Friday (March 6, 2026). The metropolis constabulary booked 10 cases adjacent arsenic the Rural constabulary registered 36 cases.
The cognition focussed connected tracing radical progressive successful online fiscal frauds, including those who person rented retired their slope accounts, known arsenic mule accounts successful cyber transgression parlance, to facilitate transaction of the proceeds of specified crimes, and those who withdrew defrauded wealth utilizing cheques and ATM cards, the constabulary said.
Of the 16 arrested by the Rural police, 13 were remanded. The constabulary person besides seized gadgets allegedly utilized successful cyber crimes.
The metropolis constabulary booked the cases aft conducting raids astatine 50 locations. Within the metropolis limits, the cases were registered successful stations including Maradu, Elamakkara, and Palarivattom. The Rural constabulary made the arrests from locations including Vengola, Pothanikad, Maradi, and Kalloorkad.
The constabulary person detected transaction of lakhs of rupees, allegedly gained done fraudulent means, successful the cases registered.
The State-wide cognition was held 4 months aft the thrust was launched successful October past year. That time, the Kochi City Police had arrested 8 radical successful six cases. The Rural constabulary had nabbed 43 accused, the highest successful the State, successful 23 cases during the maiden drive.
“The latest numbers of cases and arrests intelligibly amusement that the radical were being lured by cyber scammers. Despite repeated warnings and strict constabulary action, radical proceed to connection their slope accounts for fraudulent transactions. It’s a large concern,” an authoritative with the metropolis constabulary said.
A full of 455 cases were registered and 165 radical were arrested crossed the State successful the cognition connected Friday. During the earlier drive, 382 cases were registered and 263 accused were arrested.
