Hyderabad CC Police arrest two in Digital arrest Fraud case
Believing the claims, the complainant and his daughter transferred a total of Rs 29,17,668.
When the money was not returned, the complainant realised that he had been cheated and approached the police.
During the investigation, police traced the alleged financial transactions and apprehended Ashfaq Hussain and Ahmed Najeeb Uddin at Ameerpet on October 17, 2026.
Interrogation reportedly revealed that the two accused, who were facing financial difficulties, had come into contact with the absconding accused, Sachin, a Bengaluru resident, through WhatsApp.
According to police, Sachin allegedly devised a plan to route money obtained through digital arrest frauds across multiple bank accounts and use cash deposit machines (CDMs) to make the transactions difficult to trace.
As part of the alleged arrangement, Ashfaq collected bank account details from Ahmed and shared them with Sachin. The latter subsequently transferred the fraudulently obtained funds into the bank account provided by Ahmed.
Ashfaq and Ahmed allegedly withdrew the money through cheques and deposited the cash into various bank accounts using CDMs, following Sachin’s instructions.
The funds were then allegedly used by Sachin to purchase USDT cryptocurrency, which was subsequently sold online in exchange for Indian rupees.
The two arrested persons reportedly received commissions for facilitating the transactions.
Police said the investigation had indicated links to approximately 16 cases registered across India in connection with the alleged fraudulent activities.
The case has been registered under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 111(2)(b), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Further investigation is underway to trace and apprehend the absconding accused, examine the financial transactions and establish the involvement of other persons.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of S. Chaitanya Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCS, DD, Hyderabad City, and the direct supervision of R. G. Siva Maruthi, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station. Inspector K. Narayana Reddy, Sub-Inspectors Monmohan Goud and G. Sivakumar, and their team participated in the operation.
