Four special police teams arrest 10 cybercrime suspects across five States | #cybercrime | #infosec

Four special police teams formed by the Greater Chennai Police to apprehend cybercrime suspects have arrested 10 people during operations conducted across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi.

Based on the directions of Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, four special teams were formed to arrest accused persons who had been absconding in other states in connection with various cyber-financial fraud cases registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) and the North Zone Cyber Crime Police Station.

The teams, headed by police inspectors, camped in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi and carried out continuous investigations.

Police said as a result of the operation, a total of 10 persons had been arrested as of September 7. Six separate cases linked to the arrested accused involved a total loss of ₹24.54 crore, of which ₹42.72 lakh has been recovered. The investigation revealed that ₹4.4 crore had been transferred to six of the arrested accused. The remaining four had acted as intermediaries.

Of those arrested, six were apprehended in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, two in Maharashtra and two in Gujarat. Eight of the accused have been remanded in judicial custody.

Police also seized eight mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, two bank passbooks, one cheque book, and other digital and documentary evidence from the accused.

A detailed investigation is under way to identify and arrest other persons involved in these cases.