The Cyber Economic and Narcotic (CEN) Crime police in Mangaluru have arrested T. Arun, 27, of Tumakuru district, on the charge of extorting â‚ą1.23 lakh from a Mangaluru resident by posing as Sunil Kumar, an official from the Bengaluru CEN police.
In a statement, the police said Arun called up people commenting on the Facebook pages “Kannada Models”, “Troll Master”, and “Troll Bassya”.
Introducing himself as Sunil Kumar, he threatened them of arrest by stating that there were cases registered against them. In the case registered with the Mangaluru CEN police, Arun had allegedly extorted â‚ą1.23 lakh.
The police said Arun was accused in 11 cases of cybercrime. The CEN police arrested Arun in Tumakuru and produced before the jurisdictional court in Mangaluru on Tuesday. The court remanded Arun in the Mangaluru prison for 15 days, the police stated.
Published – July 16, 2025 10:57 pm IST
