24 held for duping over 10 lakh people for ₹1,500 crore

The Hindu

Saturday, March 06, 2021 12:05:48 PM UTC

Twenty-four persons, including three government school teachers from Telangana, who duped more than 10 lakh people to the tune of ₹1,500 crore in money circulation scheme were arrested by Cyberabad Commissionerate’s Economic Offences Wing here on Saturday. Commissioner of Police V.C. Sajjanar said that the accused were running a money circulation scheme by the name of INDUS VIVA (Indus viva Health Sciences Pvt. Ltd.) of Bengaluru. Police have frozen ₹20 crore in various bank accounts.

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