The Cyber Crime Wing of the Avadi City Police arrested two people who had allegedly opened bank accounts and given them to cyber fraudsters in exchange for a commission.
According to the police, Satish, 46, a resident of Korattur, came across an advertisement on WhatsApp promoting a trading platform that claimed investors would receive double the profit on their investments. Believing the offer, he transferred ₹28,19,450 to the bank account specified by the fraudsters. When he did not receive any returns for several months, he realised that he had been cheated and lodged a complaint with the Avadi Commissioner of Police.
Based on the Commissioner’s directive, the Avadi Cyber Crime Police registered a case. On investigation, the police arrested two suspects — K. Yogesh, 25, a resident of Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district, who worked in a city hotel, and his sister Hemasree Reddy, 29, a B.E. (EEE) graduate, also from Gummidipoondi.
Police investigations revealed that the two had opened bank accounts and sold them to online fraudsters, receiving commission from the fraudulent transactions. They were produced before the Poonamallee Magistrate Court and remanded in judicial custody at Puzhal Central Prison.
Published – November 11, 2025 04:10 pm IST
