Khammam district police have exposed a massive cybercrime network that allegedly carried out fraud worth Rs 547 crore in collaboration with international cybercriminals. So far, 18 of the 24 accused named in the case have been arrested.
Addressing the media at the Penuballi police station on Sunday, Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt said the main accused, Udathaneni Vikas Chowdary, Potru Manoj Kalyan, Potru Praveen, Meda Bhanuprakash, Meda Sathish and Morampudi Chennakesava, targeted unemployed youth by promising them jobs and later misused their bank accounts to move illegal funds.
The scam came to light following a complaint filed on December 24, 2025, by Moduga Saikiran of Tumburu village in Sathupalli mandal. During the investigation, police examined the bank accounts of the accused and their close associates, which revealed large scale financial transactions.
According to the police, Manoj Kalyan’s account recorded transactions worth Rs 114.18 crore. His wife Meda Bhanupriya’s two accounts saw Rs 45.62 crore. Meda Sathish, his brother in law, had Rs 135.48 crore in his account. Bommidala Nagalakshmi’s account showed Rs 81.72 crore. An account under Narasimha Kirana and Dairy belonging to Tatikonda Raju of Karimnagar had Rs 92.54 crore. Vikas Chowdary’s account recorded Rs 80.41 crore.
The accused allegedly lured young people from Sathupalli and nearby villages with job offers. They opened bank accounts in their names, collected their credentials and used these accounts to route money earned through cyber frauds.
Police said the group worked with international cybercriminals operating call centres abroad. Through these centres, people were cheated using fake offers related to investments, matrimony, reward points, gaming, betting, stock markets and cryptocurrency trading. Victims were added to Telegram groups and sent fraudulent links that emptied their bank accounts.
Initially, the stolen money was transferred to accounts opened through agents. It was then moved to multiple current accounts and finally to personal accounts, where it was converted into US dollars and cryptocurrency.
Several people who helped the accused by providing bank accounts have also been arrested, including Junjunuri Sivakrishna, Vadlamudi Narendra, Malladi Siva, Sadhu Pavan Sandeep, Sadhu Sandhya, Sadhu Lekha, Jonnadula Tirumala, Kandukuri Manikanta, Tanniru Mahesh, Gollamudi Nagamukesh, Kanchapogu Srinivas, Rayala Ajay Kumar, Rayala Gopi, Palla Ganesh, Rayala Gopichand, Kandukuri Jagadish and Tatikonda Raju.
The police said further investigation is under way and no one involved will be spared. The Commissioner advised young people to remain alert and not fall into traps out of greed.
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