Malkajgiri Cyber Crime Police nabbed two people linked to separate cyber frauds. The arrests show how far cyber-criminal networks have spread across India .
The suspects — Murra Harinath Reddy from Hyderabad and Chikati Sandeep from Andhra Pradesh's NTR district — allegedly held mule accounts. They offered bank accounts to help other fraudsters commit financial crimes. After their capture,both were taken to court and are now in judicial custody.
One victim got duped by job scam promising fat paycheck as Business Specialist,₹12 lakh a year. Hooked by promise, victim sent ₹3.15 lakh in fees, only to find the job offer was fake. That sent them running to police.
In another case, scammers posed as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials. They wrongly accused a complainant in a ₹485 crore money laundering case . Under pressure,victim revealed bank details,transferred ₹71.25 lakh. ₹17.10 lakh came from victim's account,₹54.15 lakh from wife's — all supposedly for court orders,verification .
During last week, police processed refunds amounting to ₹19.51 lakh through court orders,getting some money back to victims caught up in these scams.
