
Money lost through online scams recovered in Salem
The Hindu
The Cyber Crime Police, in January, recovered ₹ 2.30 lakh that people lost through online scams. Nedunchezian, a resident of Salem, in his complaint to the Cyber Crime Police stated that he received a
The Cyber Crime Police, in January, recovered ₹ 2.30 lakh that people lost through online scams.
Nedunchezian, a resident of Salem, in his complaint to the Cyber Crime Police stated that he received a text message that instructed him to update the KYC form of his bank or else the account would expire soon. He updated the details and provided the OTP and lost ₹ 1 lakh from his account. On investigation, the police found that miscreants had purchased gift vouchers on Flipkart using the money. The police contacted the Legal Department of the e-commerce site and the amount was returned to the complainant's bank account.
Similarly, another complainant lost ₹ 68,000 from his bank account and it was used by miscreants to buy gift vouchers on Amazon. The money was recovered by the police.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.