Ranchi: Jharkhand's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a person involved in international cyber crime from Hyderabad, an official said on Tuesday.
He said the CID action came in the backdrop of a complaint lodged by a Ranchi resident on May 19 in connection with a fraudulent scheme of Rs 1.4 crore.
With the assistance and coordination of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (14C) and Telangana Police, CID arrested the main member of the gang from Rangareddy area of Hyderabad in Telangana, who was involved in opening and operating various bank accounts in India. This was stated according to an official release of CID issued on Tuesday.
The official said the accused was sent to jail on Monday after a transit remand for his arrest was obtained from Hyderabad.
The accused was identified as Makkireddy Sujith Kumar (40), a resident of Rangareddy district under Saroor Nagar police station area of Hyderabad, the release said.
It added, “During the investigation, financial money trails and IP addresses linked to the bank accounts involved were followed. Transaction details were traced to servers hosted by Internet service providers whose locations were located in Dubai. "
It said the investigation revealed a network involved in setting up and operating basic bank accounts in multiple states to facilitate fund transfers.
The release said, "The accused collaborated with international partners to send phishing URLs of investment websites to reach the victims through advertisements on social media platforms. Under the guise of promising attractive returns, they lured the victims into various Forced to deposit money in bank accounts." ,
He said the CID action came in the backdrop of a complaint lodged by a Ranchi resident on May 19 in connection with a fraudulent scheme of Rs 1.4 crore.
With the assistance and coordination of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (14C) and Telangana Police, CID arrested the main member of the gang from Rangareddy area of Hyderabad in Telangana, who was involved in opening and operating various bank accounts in India. This was stated according to an official release of CID issued on Tuesday.
The official said the accused was sent to jail on Monday after a transit remand for his arrest was obtained from Hyderabad.
The accused was identified as Makkireddy Sujith Kumar (40), a resident of Rangareddy district under Saroor Nagar police station area of Hyderabad, the release said.
It added, “During the investigation, financial money trails and IP addresses linked to the bank accounts involved were followed. Transaction details were traced to servers hosted by Internet service providers whose locations were located in Dubai. "
It said the investigation revealed a network involved in setting up and operating basic bank accounts in multiple states to facilitate fund transfers.
The release said, "The accused collaborated with international partners to send phishing URLs of investment websites to reach the victims through advertisements on social media platforms. Under the guise of promising attractive returns, they lured the victims into various Forced to deposit money in bank accounts." ,
