After a four -month investigation, the Cyber Police finally charged two young people who allegedly managed to “fraud with digital arrest” and the bank accounts of the woman and her son cheated 18 lakh 18 lakh. The suspects were identified as Mohammed Shanish of Thamarassery and Mohammed Janeesh of Madavoor.
The police group forced themselves to two after a tip that was accepted by Mohammed Jasi, who was previously arrested in connection with a similar online fraud in Kozhikode. Police sources said both men pretending that coercive workers held the victims under the “digital arrest” for three days with the claim that they were investigating a case related to their unseen agreements.
“The money was withdrawn from the woman’s and her son’s account in various installments in February 2025. The victims were forced to believe that the case was registered against them with fearless money,” said the police officer associated with the investigation. He added that the suspects were monitored by the details of the bank accounts they opened to receive the supple money.
Police sources said the suspects were found to be involved in many similar financial crimes in and its surroundings. The suspicious transactions they have made using secretly open bank accounts will be examined in detail to reveal other suspects in the network.
Published – 27th June 2025 20:57
