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The police seized nine mobile phones, a laptop, a car and Rs. 97,000 in cash from them.

The most common cyber frauds reported in 2024 included business investment/stock frauds, part time jobs, digital arrest, fake customer care and debit and credit card frauds

The arrested are Rahul Dangi and Rahul Bhoi, both residents of Rajasthan.

Shikha Goel, Director of TGSCB, revealed that fraudsters were distributing APK files via fake links to ‘PM-KISAN’ and ‘PM YOJANA’ apps on WhatsApp. Clicking these links prompts the download of an application that hacks the phone, potentially leading to financial losses.

Shikha Goel, Director of TGSCB said that seven Cyber Crime Police Stations were established in the State and are functioning since 2024. The teams have been working out clues in identifying, tracking, and locating the cyber criminals involved.

Director, TGSCB, Shikha Goel, said in an operation lasting for over a fortnight, four teams of the TGSCB with assistance of the Rajasthan police raided several places and caught 27 persons

The cyber fraudsters also recruit Telugu-speaking people to target gullible people rural areas of the State