Chennai Police have arrested 10 people across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat in connection with six cyber financial fraud cases involving an alleged total loss of Rs 24.54 crore, officials said on Thursday.
Four special teams from the Chennai Police conducted the operation after cases were registered by the Central Crime Branch and the North Zone cybercrime police. Investigators camped in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi while tracing suspects linked to the cases.
Police said Rs 44.17 lakh had been transferred into the bank accounts of six of the arrested people. The other four allegedly acted as intermediaries, according to the police. Investigators recovered Rs 42.72 lakh during the operation.
The arrested suspects include six people from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, two from Maharashtra and two from Gujarat. Eight of them were remanded in judicial custody. Notices under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were issued to the remaining two, police said.
During the investigation, police seized eight mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, two bank passbooks and a cheque book. The seized material is being examined as part of the probe into the six cases.
The police said further investigation was under way to identify and arrest other people allegedly involved in the fraud cases. Chennai city police commissioner A Amalraj commended the teams for tracing suspects across state borders and said strict action would be taken against those involved in cybercrime.
Police advised people who lose money in a cyber-fraud incident to report it through the 1930 helpline or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. The investigation into the cases remains ongoing.
