Mangaluru CEN Police have arrested two individuals involved in a major cyber fraud racket that utilized over 300 bank accounts and 250 SIM cards to defraud victims.
The arrests follow an investigation into a complaint registered at the City CEN Crime Police Station under Sections 66(C), 66(D) of the IT Act and Section 420 of the IPC.
According to Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH, an unidentified person impersonated Customs Department officials and cheated a complainant of Rs 7,27,000 in multiple installments.
The arrested suspects are:
Damenjoy Reang (27), son of Rang Rungha Reang, resident of Dhalai, Tripura, arrested in Bengaluru on November 13.
Hmngte Reail Kom alias Mangte Amosh (33), resident of Kangpokpi district, Manipur, arrested in Bengaluru on November 15.
Both were produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.
During interrogation, police discovered that Hmngte Reail Kom had orchestrated multiple cyber fraud activities using the bank accounts and SIM cards. Authorities seized eight mobile phones, 20 debit cards, 18 passbooks, 11 cheque books, and 7 SIM cards. The investigation is ongoing.
