Eight persons were arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Malkajgiri police for operating a fraudulent call centre that cheated an investor of ₹36.30 lakh through a fake online trading scheme. The accused, identified as Kadali Revanth Kumar (20), Ketha Vidya Charan (23), Kolanati Shiva Varma (25), Myalbathula Pavan (28), Mudunuri Shiva (28), Kadali Chandra Sekhar (21), Mudunuri Karthikeya Varma (22), and Noddan Shiva (22), all natives of various parts of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, were traced and apprehended from Pedamemaram village.

Source: The Hindu April 01, 2026 15:30 UTC