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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested 2 persons for allegedly utilizing the photograph of Human Resources Department Minister Nara Lokesh and committing cyberfraud. The accused utilized Mr. Lokesh’s photograph arsenic their WhatsApp show representation and posed arsenic Surendra, TDP NRI Convenor, to cheat the nationalist nether the guise of providing aesculapian assistance.
The main accused, Konduri Rajesh of Vijayawada, was arrested successful January this twelvemonth adjacent the India-Nepal Border successful West Bengal and subsequently, the different 2 accused were arrested connected Wednesday.
The CID arrested Guttikonda Sai Srinath of Hyderabad and Chithhadi Thala Sumanth of Patancheruvu successful Telangana.
According to the CID, the 3 accused collected accusation from individuals seeking aesculapian oregon fiscal assistance by searching hashtags similar #help_@naralokesh, #help_@pawankalyan, and #help_@ncbn connected X. Using U.S. based telephone numbers, they contacted victims via WhatsApp, posing arsenic Surendra, TDP NRI Convener, and obtained slope relationship and aesculapian measure details from victims nether the pretext of offering fiscal help.
“The accused sent fake U.S. slope transportation receipts showing recognition of ₹10 lakh to victims’ accounts. Later, they impersonated slope officials from Indian numbers, claiming that funds were held up and demanding 4 percent remittance charges to merchandise the amount,” the CID said.
After collecting money, they issued further fake receipts citing “income taxation clearance issues” and yet stopped each communication. They provided slope accounts to Rajesh for receiving and transferring illegally obtained funds, the CID said.
Sai Srinath and Sumanth are habitual offenders progressive successful 9 cyberfraud cases successful Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
