Visakhapatnam: The police cybercrime investigation cell (CCIC) arrested a 31-year-old BA graduate in Visakhapatnam today, for allegedly duping 71 BTech graduates from various parts in Andhra Pradesh over the Internet, under the pretext of offering jobs in various companies.
The accused Kakarla Sathish Kumar, allegedly took Rs 10.8 lakh from 71 gullible unemployed BTech graduates since 2011 and the police could recover only Rs 20,000.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) P Viswa Prasad said how MDVP Jagannadh and K Uppendra, who are both from the city fell victims to the online fraud.
The CCIC team nabbed Sathish Kumar based on the accused's bank account details and ATM card number, while he withdrew money from an ATM near Suryabagh area today.
However, he was cheated by one person in Hyderabad under the pretext of an employment opportunity.
Around 200 BTech graduates contacted Sathish Kumar, while he posed himself as 'Divakar Reddy', 'K V Narayana' and 'HR Manager of Visa Energy Ltd', 'Starlight Energy India Ltd and 'Nagarjuna Power Ltd'.
The accused Kakarla Sathish Kumar, allegedly took Rs 10.8 lakh from 71 gullible unemployed BTech graduates since 2011 and the police could recover only Rs 20,000.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) P Viswa Prasad said how MDVP Jagannadh and K Uppendra, who are both from the city fell victims to the online fraud.
The CCIC team nabbed Sathish Kumar based on the accused's bank account details and ATM card number, while he withdrew money from an ATM near Suryabagh area today.
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However, he was cheated by one person in Hyderabad under the pretext of an employment opportunity.
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Around 200 BTech graduates contacted Sathish Kumar, while he posed himself as 'Divakar Reddy', 'K V Narayana' and 'HR Manager of Visa Energy Ltd', 'Starlight Energy India Ltd and 'Nagarjuna Power Ltd'.
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