Two Held in Mangaluru for Cyber Fraud Using 300 Bank Accounts and 250 SIM Cards
Police say the accused used a vast network of accounts and SIM cards to cheat victims, including a man who lost ₹7.27 lakh.
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN Police have arrested two men involved in a major cyber fraud racket that operated using more than 300 bank accounts and 250 SIM cards. The arrests follow an investigation into a case registered under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act and Section 420 of the IPC.
According to Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH, the racket came to light after a man was cheated of ₹7.27 lakh by someone posing as a Customs Department official. The victim was tricked into sending money in multiple instalments. A detailed probe was launched based on the complaint.
The accused have been identified as Damenjoy Reang (27), from Dhalai district in Tripura, and Hmngte Reail Kom alias Mangte Amosh (33), from Kangpokpi district in Manipur.
Police first traced and arrested Damenjoy Reang in Bengaluru on November 13. He was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody. On November 15, investigators arrested the second accused, Hmngte Reail Kom, also in Bengaluru, after receiving further leads from the initial interrogation. He was presented before the court on Sunday and sent to judicial custody.
During questioning, police learned that Kom had operated a vast network of more than 300 bank accounts and over 250 SIM cards used for different types of cyber fraud. Police seized eight mobile phones, 20 debit cards, 18 bank passbooks, 11 cheque books and seven SIM cards during the operation.
The investigation is ongoing, and police say more arrests are likely as they uncover additional links in the network.
