The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Unit arrested two men for using a fake email ID to cheat a woman through fraudulent transactions. The court sentenced them to six months of simple imprisonment and fined them Rs 10,000 each.
The accused, Avvaru Laxmi Deepak (32) and Ragula Sravan Kumar (33), were found guilty under Section 419 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the IT Act, 2000.
According to the police, a 46-year-old woman from Hyderabad was scammed by the accused. She held shares in multiple companies through her Demat account. Deepak approached her, falsely claiming he could help recover unclaimed shares from her late father’s account.
In 2014, Deepak convinced the woman to open a Demat and trading account with Aditya Birla Money Ltd. Without her knowledge or consent, he also created a fake email ID in her name. Over several years, he misused her accounts and transferred her shares for his benefit.
The woman discovered the fraud in 2018 and reported it to the police. Based on her complaint, the police registered a case and launched an investigation.
During the investigation, officers recovered the fake email ID and phone number from Google. After analyzing call records, they traced the number to Sravan. Further investigation revealed that Sravan had helped Deepak create the fake email ID and carry out fraudulent transactions.
After a detailed inquiry, the police filed a charge sheet. Following a trial, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court found the accused guilty and convicted them.
