The Kozhikode Cyber Police arrested 21 -year -old Muttancherry youth for its alleged involvement in the cybernetic case registered in 2023.
Abdul Fatah, son Mannarath Ummer, was charged on Friday 26 September) and transferred in judicial custody after a two -year investigation revealed that bank accounts were previously opened in his name to accept and transfer large amounts associated with alleged online fraud operated through Telegram.
In this case, the complainant responded to a telegram report offering a part -time job. According to the instructions received through the application, the victim was added to the telegram group, where other members seemed to show evidence of successful transactions. The complainant believed that this process, allegedly converted around 32 lakh into multiple installments. However, after completing the assigned tasks, the promised revenues and the amount stored were not credited to the account.
The investigation revealed that 4.5 GBP Lakh from the transferred amount reached the account in the worked bank in Mumbai. On the same day, a total of 12.5 lakhs were moved in four transactions, including this amount, to a private bank account in Kunnamangalam. A large part was withdrawn by control while the rest was transferred to another account.
It is a directive of the representative of the police commissioner (Kozhikode) ARUN K. Pavathran, a special team led by the assistant of the police commissioner G. Balachandran and the Inspector KK Agesh, resettle his strong digital evidence. Inspector Vinod Kumar and a five -member team of officers of civil police officers were also part of a special investigation team who cracked the case.
Police sources said the downloaded funds were reportedly directed through Hawala channels. Abdul Fatah was recently deposit in connection with another case of cyber fraud registered at Panangad Police Station in Ernacula. He was also allegedly associated with another case of fraud 95 ₹ Lakh earlier, which was previously reported in the Kozhikode district. Police sources said his suspicious roles in these incidents and several other financial crimes in neighboring districts were still being investigated.
As a result of the last incident, the cyber police warned youth of all illegal attempts to exchange personal bank accounts with third parties in the name of a quick profit or commission. They also urged job seekers to be cautious against the false offers of fraudsters and promotional activities on self -employment companies that spread widely on social media.
Published – 26 September 2025 17:41
