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Telangana Cybercrime Operation Arrests 101, Traces Rs 17 Crore
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau carried out a two-week operation against cybercrime networks in parts of South India.
It began on September 23 and covered six states and territories.
Police arrested 101 people, including 18 women.
Officials said the people arrested included account holders and agents who helped provide bank accounts.
Those accounts were allegedly used to move money stolen through online fraud.
Investigators traced transactions worth Rs 17 crore.
They also seized phones, SIM cards, bank passbooks and cheque books.
The bureau said it is still investigating links to other crimes and networks.
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau said it arrested 101 people, including 18 women, in a multi-state operation.
The two-week operation began on September 23 and covered Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry.
Investigators traced fraudulent transactions worth Rs 17 crore through mule accounts and seized phones, SIM cards, passbooks and cheque books.
The arrests relate to 51 cases registered across seven Telangana Cyber Crime Police Stations; investigators traced 1,172 crime links nationwide.
Investigators said mule accounts were obtained through agents and intermediaries, then used to receive, transfer and withdraw fraudulent funds.
- Who
- The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, led by Director Shikha Goel, and 101 people arrested in the operation.
- What
- A multi-state cybercrime operation that led to 101 arrests and the tracing of Rs 17 crore in fraudulent transactions.
- Where
- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry.
- When
- The two-week operation began on September 23; the bureau announced its results on October 7.
- Why
- To target people and networks involved in cyber-enabled financial crimes.
Key facts
- Arrests
- 101 people, including 18 women
- Operation period
- Two weeks, beginning September 23
- Transaction value traced
- Rs 17 crore
- Cases linked to arrests
- 51 cases across seven Telangana Cyber Crime Police Stations
- Crime links traced
- 1,172 across India, including 206 connected to Telangana
- People with more than five crime links
- 50 of the 101 arrested
- Commission allegedly paid
- Up to 5 per cent of the fraudulent amount transacted through accounts
Quotes
Shikha Goel
Director of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau
“Of the 101 persons arrested, 50 have more than five crime links across India, highlighting the extensive network of cybercrime identified during the operation.”
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