Beware Telegram users: Athira robbed off Rs 25 lakh in Kerala teen's strange online task

KOZHIKODE: A 20-year-old youngster, who is an active member of an online fraud group was arrested on Tuesday. Mukkam Malamkunnu native Jishnu (20) was arrested by Chevayur police. As per reports, the gang mostly works through Instagram and Telegram.

They make users participate in various tasks with the promise of money. They will send links through telegram and the user will be made to undergo various tasks. To participate in the task, the user needs to deposit a required sum of money.

The fraud came to light during an investigation of the case registered by the Chevayur police on the complaint of Athira, who was involved in an online fraud of 29 lakhs. To avoid doubts about more money reaching into his account, Jishnu deposited money in different accounts of users. He also gave rewards to users who safely kept the money until a required period.

For example, Jishnu had earlier transferred money to a youngster account whom he met from Chevayur. When transferred back, the police found that Jishnu had paid Rs 4,000 as compensation. Police have acquired more information about such fraud groups who work mostly by transferring money within different accounts to avoid the scrutinising eyes of police and other officials.