Telangana Cybersecurity Bureau (TGCSB) picked up 20 cyber fraudsters from Surat, Gujarat in a 10-day interstate operation targeting good cybercrime networks.
The group allegedly operates 27 m sub-accounts that facilitate suspicious transactions, totaling Rs 4.337 crore. Among them, based solely on Cheque’s withdrawal, it was 22.64 lakh rupees in Telangana alone.
Director Shikha Goel, director of the bureau, said two TGCSB teams were stationed in Surat as part of the Zero Tolerance initiative from May 1 to 10.
“This led to a bust that linked the defendant to more than 60 cybercrime cases in Telangana, with 515 cases nationwide. The arrests were 14 M-sub-account holders and 6 private banks’ relationship managers,” the official said.
The defendants include private sector employees, small businessmen, diamond workers, and even students. They are involved in business and investment scams, transaction flaws and part-time fraud.
TGCSB’s shipping in repression includes 20 cell phones, 28 SIM cards, 4 ATM cards, 5 checkbooks, two rubber stamps and a set of crime documents.
Director Shikha Goel praised the officials’ swift and strategic plans, Dy Sps Phaneender and Ranga Reddy, inspectors Mahender and Ravi Kumar and their supervisor SP Devender Singh.
The arrested person was brought to Telangana via a transit warrant and further investigations are underway to meet with those still on the run.
In public consultation, the TGCSB reminds citizens not to share bank details with anyone and reports any suspicious digital activity in Golden Time in 1930 or in cybercrime.gov.in.
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