Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Bapatla Police Arrest Cybercrime Gang for Website Fraud
Imagine a group of people who make fake websites that look like real ones, like a hotel website.
They tricked people into paying money for rooms that didn't exist.
The police caught them!
These criminals pretended to be the Andhra Pradesh State Tourism, and stole around 46 lakh rupees from people all over India.
The police found the bad guys in Rajasthan and arrested them after some digging.
Police in Bapatla arrested two individuals for creating fake websites to defraud people.
The fake websites impersonated Andhra Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) properties.
Victims across 18 states were scammed out of approximately ₹46 lakh.
The cybercrime gang operated from Rajasthan and targeted tourists.
Police used technology to track and arrest the accused.
- Who
- Paramjeet (20) and Bittu were arrested by Bapatla police.
- What
- Bapatla police arrested two individuals for cybercrimes involving fake websites resembling APTDC properties.
- When
- July 23, 2024 (implied by the article)
- Where
- Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh and Sahasa area of Deeg district in Rajasthan.
- Why
- To defraud people through fake websites.
- Arrested for
- Creating fake websites
- Victims impersonated
- APTDC properties
- Total amount defrauded
- ₹46 lakh
- States affected
- 18
- Location of Operation
- Rajasthan
- Accused identified as
- Paramjeet (20), Bittu
