Chennai cyber fraud arrests have expanded across four states, with Chennai Police taking 10 people into custody in connection with six cases involving a reported financial loss of Rs 24.54 crore. The arrests were made by four special teams investigating cases registered by the Central Crime Branch and North Zone cybercrime police.
Police teams led by inspectors conducted operations in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi while tracing suspects linked to the cases. According to the police, Rs 44.17 lakh had been transferred to the bank accounts of six of the arrested people. The remaining four allegedly acted as intermediaries in the transactions.
The suspects included six people from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, two from Maharashtra and two from Gujarat. Chennai Police said Rs 42.72 lakh was recovered during the operation. Eight of the arrested people were remanded in judicial custody, while notices under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were issued to the other two.
Investigators seized eight mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, two bank passbooks and a cheque book from the suspects. The seizures form part of the continuing investigation into the six cases and the movement of funds connected to them.
The police said further investigation was underway to identify and arrest other people allegedly involved in the cases. The cross-state operation was conducted by teams from Chennai Police after investigators traced suspects outside Tamil Nadu.
Chennai city police commissioner A Amalraj commended the teams for following the suspects across state borders. He said strict action would be taken against people involved in cybercrime, according to the police statement reported by the Times of India.
Police advised people who lose money in a cyber fraud to report it immediately through the 1930 helpline or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. The investigation into the six cases remains ongoing, and police action is expected to continue as officials work to trace other suspected participants and examine the seized devices and financial records.
