Mangaluru: Cyber fraudsters who misused bank accounts of poor arrested

Mangaluru: Cyber fraudsters who misused bank accounts of poor arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, March 25, 2025: Police have arrested two cyber fraudsters who used to misuse the bank accounts of poor people and deposited money secured through fraudulent transactions into the accounts.

Those arrested are Avinash Sutar (28) and Anup Karekar (42) of Belagavi. The duo used to provide some funds to poor people and make them open bank accounts. Later they used to secure the account details and hand them over to cyber fraudsters for their fraudulent activities.

The fraudsters through tactics like video calls and digital arrests used to make victims deposit money into these accounts.

The arrest followed the complaint lodged by Radhakrishna Nayak of Puttur who had lost Rs 40 lakhs after he was reportedly threatened of digital arrest. Police investigations found that the amount was deposited in a bank account in Belagavi. It has also come to light that the duo have colluded with cyber criminals of north India and that they have sold many bank accounts for fraudulent activities.