Hyderabad police arrest two men over digital arrest fraud operation
Police in Hyderabad have arrested two suspects accused of defrauding a retired employee and his daughter of nearly three million rupees in a digital arrest scam.
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The Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Police have arrested two men involved in a digital arrest fraud operation in Telangana. Mid-Day and Telangana Today both report that the police made the arrests after a 63-year-old retired employee and his daughter were defrauded of 29,17,668 rupees. [1][2]
Mid-Day reported that the victims were targeted by individuals pretending to be officials. The fraud network laundered the stolen funds using mule bank accounts, Cash Deposit Machines, and cryptocurrency conversions involving Tether USDT. [1]
Mid-Day identified the arrested suspects as Mohd Ashfaq Hussain, aged 27, and Ahmed Najeeb Uddin, aged 27, who are both businessmen residing in Ameerpet, Hyderabad. A third suspect, identified as Sachin from Bengaluru, remains at large. [1]
As FTMQ Security reported earlier, cybercrime operations in India frequently target older individuals using remote communication platforms to extract money under false pretences. Investigations into the Hyderabad operation remain ongoing as police search for the remaining associate. [1][7]
In short
- Hyderabad police arrested two men over a digital arrest scam.
- A retired employee and his daughter lost 29,17,668 rupees in the scheme.
- The illicit funds were laundered using mule accounts, Cash Deposit Machines, and Tether USDT cryptocurrency.
- Suspects Mohd Ashfaq Hussain and Ahmed Najeeb Uddin were arrested, while a third suspect remains absconding.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Telangana: Retired employee and daughter lose Rs 29.17 lakh in Hyderabad digital arrest scamMid-Day, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Hyderabad cybercrime police arrest two for alleged digital arrest fraudTelangana Today, 22h ago
Background
- [3]3BHK on Wikipedia
- [4]Vettam on Wikipedia
- [5]S/O Satyamurthy on Wikipedia
- [6]Telangana on Grokipedia
- [7]Pune pensioner loses over four lakh rupees in pension card scam FTMQ Security, 1h ago
- [8]Ghanaian authorities raid Accra scam centre and arrest 19 people FTMQ Security, 5d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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