A 24-year-old man linked to the ₹1.64 crore digital arrest fraud, targeting a resident of Thavakkara in Kannur, has been arrested. The accused, Muhammad Ameen Farhana of Olavanna in Kozhikode, was held for withdrawing part of the defrauded amount from a bank using cheques.
He was apprehended at Karipur airport based on intelligence received by Kannur City Police Commissioner P. Nidhinraj as the suspect returned from the Gulf. Acting on direction from Cyber Crime Inspector Sanal Kumar, a team comprising SI Shamit, SI Jyothi, SCPO Jithin and CPO Sunil carried out the arrest.
Produced before the Thalassery Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, the accused was remanded. With this, the number of arrests in the case has risen to 11, involving suspects from multiple States.
Published – November 26, 2025 04:04 pm IST
