The ordeal began for the victims on November 13, when the elderly woman, a resident of Basheerbagh, received a phone call from a man claiming to be an employee of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
The arrested person was identified as Sadakat Khan (37) from Sultanpur in UP. He was arrested on November 2 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi while returning from Maldives, where he was taking shelter.
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Hyderabad team arrested Priyanka Shivkumar Siddu (30), on charges of sending jobs aspirants to Cambodia and engaging them in cybercriminal activities
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) along with Wanaparthy police caught an eight member gang who were cheating people on pretext of providing loans under the PM Vishwakarma community loan and other welfare schemes.
The arrested persons are Shaik Subhani (26), a resident of Jagadgirigutta, K Naveen (22) of Jeedimetla and M Prem Kumar alias Michael (24) of Musheerabad.
She said Telangana is known for being the first State in the country with a fully operational 1930 Helpline managed by the TGCSB, and continues to lead in freezing and reclaiming victims' money from fraudsters' bank accounts.