Khammam, Feb. 24 (Maxim News): Kallur ACP Vasundhara Yadav on Tuesday addressed the media regarding a major cyber crime case registered as Crime No. 86/2026.
Police booked the case under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 read with 3(5) of BNS and Section 66-D of the IT Act 2000-2008. The case was registered on February 23, 2026, based on a complaint from a cyber fraud victim.
Police named three accused in the FIR. They are Udatneni Vikas Choudary of Hyderabad, originally from Mushtanda in Dammapeta mandal, his wife Boppana Naga Priya, and Adapa Rama Venkata Charan Choudary alias Charan.
On February 23 at 5 pm, police arrested Vikas Choudary and sent him to remand. Later at 7 pm, police arrested Charan at Sathupally bus stand.
During questioning, Charan revealed key details. He stated that Vikas Choudary and his wife had been involved in online gaming and betting since 2020.
Through these centers, they contacted Indian citizens and lured them with promises of high profits in stock market trading, crypto trading, gaming, betting, OTP fraud, and matrimony scams.
If victims showed interest, the accused added them to Telegram groups and sent fake links and QR codes. As a result, victims lost money from their bank accounts.
Police said the accused also claimed to trade in stock markets and crypto currency. Therefore, they opened several current bank accounts through different individuals.
They allegedly paid Rs. 50,000 per month and Rs. 20,000 for opening each current account. Out of this, Rs. 10,000 was given to the account holder.
Charan admitted that he arranged 22 bank accounts and received Rs. 20,000 commission per account from Vikas and his wife.
Based on his information, police arrested 12 more persons at 9.30 pm the same night.
In total, police have arrested 14 accused so far. Meanwhile, eight other accused, including Boppana Naga Priya, remain absconding.
Police said the group routed fraud money through multiple bank accounts. Later, they converted funds into US dollars and crypto currency.
The investigation is ongoing. ACP Vasundhara Yadav said police will share more details after further inquiry. (Maxim News)
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