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Hyderabad Arrests Key iBomma Suspect as Court Orders 14-Day Judicial Custody

The case advances a cybercrime probe into an encrypted, crypto-funded network accused of leaking Telugu films on release days.

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Overview

  • Immadhi Ravi was produced before a magistrate and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody, then shifted to Chanchalguda Central Prison.
  • He was detained in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally after returning to the city, with investigators tracking phone signals amid reports he had been abroad and rotating IP addresses.
  • Cybercrime officials plan to seek seven days of police custody on Monday to question him and scrutinize bank and cryptocurrency accounts.
  • Police say they seized hundreds of hard disks and used credentials obtained from the accused to block the iBomma and Bappam platforms.
  • The arrest follows five September detentions that outlined a multi-state operation using encrypted Telegram channels, overseas virtual private servers and cryptocurrency to distribute pirated content.