Vijayawada: Three cyber fraudsters involved in a “digital arrest” scam were arrested by the Bapatla district police for allegedly cheating a Chirala resident of Rs 26.5 lakh by threatening him with a fake money laundering case.
Chirala DSP Md. Moin said the accused posed as police officials and intimidated the victim, K. Mohan Rao of Kothapeta village, claiming he would be arrested in a money laundering case unless he transferred money. Acting on the complaint lodged on March 30, Chirala II Town police registered a case.
The arrested accused were identified as Gandiboyina Neel Kumar, 29, Nagala Pradeep Kumar alias Arjuna Rao, 24, and Bondalapu Govind, 36, all natives of Visakhapatnam. Police recovered Rs 10 lakh cash and seized two laptops, six mobile phones, SIM cards, passports, a memory card and a pen drive. DSP Moin urged people to stay alert against “digital arrest” frauds and contact cybercrime helpline 1930 immediately in such cases.
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