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The Kerala Police person arrested 263 radical suspected to beryllium progressive successful cyber fiscal fraud crimes successful a day-long peculiar thrust conducted crossed the State connected Thursday (October 30, 2025). A full of 382 cases were registered arsenic portion of the thrust named ‘Operation Cy-Hunt’ aimed to place and apprehension persons progressive successful organised cyber fraud crimes committed crossed the country.
The arrested see those who illegally gained fiscal benefits by withdrawing proceeds of cyber crimes done ATMs and cheques arsenic good arsenic radical who rented retired their slope accounts for commission. The rented accounts are called ‘mule accounts’ successful cyber transgression parlance.
The Ernakulam Rural constabulary recorded the highest fig of arrests successful the drive, nabbing 43 suspects. Malappuram came 2nd with 30 arrests, followed by Kannur City and Kozhikode City, which each reported 23 arrests. No arrests were reported from Wayanad, portion the Ernakulam City constabulary made lone 2 arrests.
The highest fig of cases were registered successful Alappuzha, with 50 successful total. Kozhikode City followed with 43 cases, and Kasaragod reported 40. Of those, 38 accused booked by the Kasaragod constabulary were detained. As portion of the drive, the constabulary conducted 714 raids and seized 88 devices linked to the identified cases.
Account holders whose slope accounts were utilized successful cyber fiscal frauds without their knowledge, those who received funds done hawala oregon different suspicious transactions, and suspects recovered to person nary nonstop engagement successful the offences based connected preliminary investigations person been served notices and released nether supervision pending further inquiry, the constabulary said.
The thrust was carried retired based connected accusation received from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. The information included details of 2,683 radical suspected of withdrawing wealth utilizing cheques, 361 who withdrew funds done ATMs, and 665 mule accounts identified during the investigation.
S. Sreejith, Additional Director General of Police, Sateesh Bino, Deputy Inspector General, Ernakulam Range, and District Police Chief (Ernakulam City) Putta Vimaladitya briefed the media astir the drive.
