Ramanathapuram police have arrested a youth here, who transferred money obtained from cybercrimes to foreign countries. As many as 23 ATM cards and three mobile phones were seized from him.Online fraud crimes, cheating the public—especially youth and women—in Ramanathapuram district have been on the rise, police said. Based on this, Ramanathapuram cybercrime police discovered that a fraud had taken place through the bank account of a person here.When they detained and questioned that person, he stated that he had given his bank passbook and ATM card to H. Azharudeen. 27, hailing from Vannar Street, Ramanathapuram.Following this, the police interrogated Azharudeen, who is said to have revealed that he had illegally obtained money by cheating the public through online scams.He received that money through multiple bank accounts, withdrew it using ATM cards, converted the money obtained from cybercrimes into cryptocurrency, and sent it to international cybercrime networks.Consequently, a case was registered against Azharudeen, and he was arrested. Further, 23 ATM cards and three mobile phones were seized from him. He was then produced in court and remanded in judicial custody.Police stated that further investigations are under way to identify others connected to this network and to track down the criminal gang involved in cybercrime activities. Published – October 16, 2026 08:01 pm IST
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