The 26-year-old accused led cops to his handlers operating in Karnataka; cops detain five to six accused from there
The person arrested from Andhra Pradesh has been identified as Jayesh Reddy. Representation pic
A 26-year-old man has been arrested by Mumbai Cyber Cell (West region) from Andhra Pradesh in connection with a loan app scam, for allegedly making calls to borrowers and harassing them. The accused was arrested on Sunday in a case registered earlier this year wherein the borrower took Rs 3.85 lakh loan but paid Rs 15 lakh. The arrested accused also led cops to a mini call centre operating from Karnataka where five-six people have been detained.
The arrested accused has been identified as Jayesh Reddy. “His job was to make calls for loan recovery and he was also tasked with sending messages and morphed images to borrowers,” said an officer from Mumbai Cyber Cell.
Link to Karnataka
During initial interrogation, cops scanned his phone and found a link to his handlers in Karnataka. The team then left Andhra Pradesh with Reddy while another team of Mumbai Cyber Cell headed towards Karnataka.
The complainant said he used to get 50-60 calls daily from different numbers. Representation pic
“When we reached the location in Karnataka on Monday, we found 5-6 people operating inside a home, which was converted into a mini call centre,” said an officer.
The team is still in Karnataka and is interrogating…
