The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau has arrested eight people involved in the trafficking of 24 individuals from the state, who were among hundreds of Indians lured by fake job offers and trapped in cyber scam operations in Myanmar.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India has repatriated 549 citizens in two military aircraft after securing their release from cybercrime hubs along the Myanmar-Thailand border.
Among them, 24 were from Telangana and returned to Hyderabad from Delhi on March 11 and 12, Telangana Police said in a statement on Saturday.
Following their return, TGCSB launched an investigation to identify those responsible for trafficking the victims under the pretence of lucrative overseas jobs.
TGCSB Director Shikha Goel said nine cases were registered at various Cyber Crime Police Stations across the state.
So far, 15 agents and mediators have been identified, of whom eight have been arrested, while the remaining suspects are absconding.
Five of them are currently abroad, and efforts are underway to track them down and take necessary action, she added.
The police have urged the public to be cautious while accepting overseas job offers, particularly those promising high salaries with minimal qualifications.
ONGC employee kills two minor sons for ‘poor academic performance’, dies by suicide
KAKINADA: A 37-year-old ONGC employee has allegedly killed his two minor sons for ‘poor academic performance’ and died by suicide in Kakinada district, a police official said on Saturday. The boys were allegedly drowned by their father V Chandra Kishore in a bucket of water around 10am on Friday as he was disappointed with their academic performance, police said. Police said ‘Kishore killed his sons due to their poor academic performance, fearing they would struggle and suffer in a competitive world, if they did not excel in their studies. Unable to bear this thought, he took the extreme step."
Most wanted serial fraudster arrested
HYDERABAD: The Jubilee Hills Police have arrested a 33-year-old notorious fraudster, Jogada Vamshi Krishna alias Harsha Cherukuri, who has been involved in multiple cases of cheating, impersonation, and financial fraud across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka states. The accused has been targeting innocent individuals, especially women, through matrimonial websites and social media platforms. The accused created fraudulent profiles on Shaadi.com, Instagram, and Facebook, using names like Harsha Cherukuri and displaying pictures of unknown individuals to establish credibility.
31-year-old man arrested in Fedex fraud case
HYDERABAD: Cybercrime Police arrested a 31-year-old accused person, who is involved in Fedex fraud case and received various bank accounts which are used for fraudulent transactions from his associates and operate the accounts by sitting in Dubai, cheated the complainant in the guise of digital arrest and Fedex courier.
Accused person was identified as Mohammed Zubair Ahmed and he was detained at RGIA, Hyderabad based on the LOC issued, when he arrived from Dubai and handed over to the IO. He is produced in the court and sent for judicial remand.
On July 25, 2024 received a complaint from a victim resident of Hyderabad stating that he received a call from +919256037425 in which the fraudster impersonated as executive of Fedex Courier Company, Mumbai Andheri east branch. They said that one package was booked with the complainant aadhar id from Mumbai to Iran and the package contained illegal items such as 7 passports, 4 credit cards, 2 laptop, one pair of shoes, 6kg clothes, 130 sheets of LSD and the customs officers have seized the baggage.
For further enquiry the fraudsters asked him to connect to Mumbai police on Skype. After that he connected to Mumbai police on Skype video call where they showed him some documents related to money laundering case and told him to send money to the bank accounts provided by them to get the police clearance certificate. He believed it to be genuine and transferred Rs 55,00,000.
14 July, 2025 | 8:05 AM
