Hyderabad: The Rachakonda cyber crime police arrested three Nepali nationals for cheating a man from the city of Rs 86 lakh by offering high returns from online investments. Officials were able to recover Rs 1 lakh in cash and 53 mobiles. Police also froze Rs 10 lakh in their bank accounts.
The arrested accused, identified as Gopal Sherpa (24), Sushil Gurung (29), and Nima Tamang alias Amrit Tamang (24), were part of the same syndicate who were operating under the prime absconding accused, Deepu Mandal, said Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat.
The arrests were made following a complaint from Bhanothu Kiran Kumar, a resident of Ghatkesar.
“During the course of investigation, the cybercrime team analysed the bank accounts and the CDR (call data records) of the suspected fraudsters and zeroed in on the gang operating primarily from Siliguri of West Bengal. On November 3, a special team had arrested Noor Alam, Ekram Hussain and Md. Izarul from Siliguri, who were accomplices of the kingpin Deepu Mandal. While the investigation was in progress, the officials received credible input about the trio and nabbed them from Secunderabad railway station,” Bhagwat said.
