Overview
- Hyderabad cybercrime officers picked up Immadhi Ravi from a residence in Kukatpally after tracing his return to the city, following a period abroad where he reportedly shifted IP addresses to evade detection.
- Ravi was produced before a magistrate on Saturday night and lodged in Chanchalguda Central Prison after being remanded to judicial custody for two weeks.
- Investigators say they secured login credentials from the suspect and disabled access to the iBomma and Bappam platforms following the seizure of storage devices.
- Police plan to seek seven days of custodial interrogation on Monday to question Ravi further and to widen the probe into associates and financiers.
- According to police, the network combined hacked content from digital media servers with cinema recordings, distributing files via encrypted Telegram groups and overseas VPS while monetising through cryptocurrency and betting-site promotions.