Overview
- A case was registered against 24 accused, with 18 arrested in Khammam and six still at large, following coordinated raids on Sunday.
- Investigators say facilitators lured people with job offers to open personal accounts, seized their credentials, routed scam funds through layers, and transferred money abroad or into cryptocurrency and US dollars.
- Bank analysis traced large flows including ₹114.18 crore in the account of Potru Manoj Kalyan, ₹135.48 crore in M. Satish’s account, and ₹80.41 crore in Udathaneni Vikas Chowdary’s account as part of the ₹547 crore total.
- The probe was triggered by a December 24, 2025 complaint from Moduga Saikiran, leading police to examine family and associate accounts that exposed the wider operation.
- Separate actions underline the wider pattern, with Visakhapatnam police arresting 22-year-old Rapelli Abhinav in a digital arrest case and Kozhikode cyber police detaining four for arranging paid bank accounts as investigators seize devices and trace flows across states.