Rapido Driver Arrested for Cyber Extortion in Hyderabad

A 27-year-old man named Jala Sai Ram Reddy, who worked as a driver for Rapido, was caught by the police in Hyderabad.

He was pretending to be a cybercrime police officer and tricking people into giving him money.

He made fake profiles of women on social media to gain people's trust.

Once he had their phone numbers, he called them, pretending to be a police officer, and threatened to arrest them if they didn't pay a fine.

Many people were scared and sent him money.

In one case, a student lost almost Rs 1 lakh.

The police found out about his crimes and arrested him.

He admitted to his actions and is linked to 44 similar cases across different states.

The police remind everyone that real police officers will never ask for money over the phone or online.