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The investigation will initially focus on digital arrest scams and then potentially expand to other cybercrime matters.
The police cracked the racket after arresting Chadha from Haryana.
Fraudster used collector Meghashree's photo to cheat people.
The messages originated from Vietnam-registered numbers but displayed the profile photos of the respective collectors -- D R Meghasree in Wayanad and Inbasekar K in Kasaragod.
The accused, Vishnu S, a native of Chundel near Kalpetta, was arrested on Friday.
Officials noted that a majority of recent cyber fraud cases in the state have targeted senior citizens.
The accused were found to have operated from a rented room in Kozhikode, posing as online traders
Bank staff and the manager repeatedly warned him he was being cheated, but he ignored them.
The cyber police have registered the case under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Online job scams are on the rise, as highlighted by the recent arrest of two individuals in Palakkad for cheating ₹1.6 crore from job aspirants.
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