Cyber Economic and Narcotic crime investigators of the Mangaluru police have arrested two men from the Northeast for allegedly extorting Rs7.27 lakh from a city resident by impersonating customs officials. During the investigation, police discovered that one of the accused had used more than 300 bank accounts and 250 mobile SIM cards to carry out cyber fraud activities.
The arrested men were identified as Damenjoy Reang, 27, from Dhali in Tripura, and Hmngte Reail Kom, also known as Mangte Amosh, 33, from Kangpokpi in Manipur. The arrests were made in connection with a cyber extortion case registered in 2024.
According to police, Reang was arrested in Bengaluru on November 13, while Kom was apprehended on November 15. Both were produced before the jurisdictional court and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody.
