Telangana: 4 Held For Getting People To Open Bank Accounts Targetted For Gaming App Fraud

The 4 accused were identified as Nagaprasad, Ram, Sagar and Srinivas. Police said that one of the accused Nagaprasad also lost Rs 20 lakh by playing online game on IPLWIN application

Police arrested four people for targetting victims, who lost money in the IPLWIN mobile gaming application, by convincing them to open bank accounts to be used in the gaming application.

The four accused were identified as Nagaprasad, Ram, Sagar and Srinivas. After nabbing the culprits, police said that one of the accused Nagaprasad also lost Rs 20 lakh by playing an online game on the IPLWIN application and was asked by gaming organiser Allen to target victims. "Nagaprasad himself lost Rs 20 lakhs by playing games on the IPLWin app. When he asked gaming organizer Allen to return money, he was also involved by Allen in targeting victims," said Additional Commissioner of Police, AR Srinivas.

"Allen is from the Philippines & has connections with Chinese nationals who are making such gaming apps. He also has links with Chu Chun-Yu who is involved in Rs 903 crores scam," the police further said as quoted by news agency ANI.

The additional CP confirmed that the Hyderabad Cyber Crime department has arrested Imran, an accomplice in hawala scam worth Rs 903 crores. "In another case, Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested Imran, an accomplice in the hawala scam worth Rs 903 crores. Imran was intercepted at Mumbai airport after he came there from Dubai. He has been taken into police custody," said Srinivas.