NOB-Khammam news: Khammam district police have determined that the total amount of money looted by Potru Manoj Kalyan, Udataneni Vikas Chowdary and their gang from Sathupalli in Khammam district through cybercrimes is Rs.547.00 crores. Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt revealed at a press conference held at Penuballi Police Station on 11.01.2026 that a total of 18 people who assisted this gang in the cyber fraud have been arrested. According to the details revealed by CP Sunil Dutt, the police registered a case based on a complaint filed on the 24.12.2025 by a person named Moduga Saikiran from Thumburu village in Sathupalli mandal and conducted an investigation.  Udataneni Vikas Chowdary, Potru Manoj Kalyan, Potru Praveen, Meda Bhanuprakash, Meda Satish, and Morampudi Chennakesava committed cybercrimes by luring unemployed youth with the promise of jobs, thereby defrauding them of money. They stated that a massive sum of Rs. 547.00 crore was embezzled. During the investigation of the case, when the police examined the bank accounts of the family members and associates of the accused, Udataneni Vikas Chowdary and Potru Manoj Kalyan, shocking details were revealed. Potru Manoj Kalyan’s bank account contained Rs. 114.18 crore, his wife Meda Bhanupriya’s two bank accounts held Rs. 45.62 crore, his brother-in-law Meda Satish’s account had Rs. 135.48 crore, Bommidala Nagalakshmi’s account contained Rs. 81.72 crore, and the Narasimha Kirana and Dairy account belonging to a person named Tatikonda Raju from Karimnagar had Rs. 92.54 crore, while Udataneni Vikas Chowdary’s account contained Rs. 80.41 crores as per the police identified transactions. The accused lured unemployed youth from Sathupalli and surrounding villages with the promise of jobs, opened bank accounts for them in prominent banks, obtained their account credentials, and used these accounts to deposit crores of rupees obtained through cybercrime. These criminals collaborated with international cybercrime syndicates, operating call centers abroad. Through these call centers, they defrauded citizens in India under the guise of investments, matrimony, reward points, gaming, betting, stock market investments, and cryptocurrency trading. If a victim was lured by their promises, they would be added to their Telegram groups, and then fraudulent links would be sent to them, resulting in the emptying of their bank accounts. Initially, they transferred the proceeds of the cybercrime to bank accounts opened through their agents. Later, this money was transferred to several current accounts, and finally, the funds were moved to their personal accounts and converted into US dollars and cryptocurrency. As part of the investigation into this case, Potru Praveen was arrested and produced in court. Several individuals and accounts that assisted the accused by providing them with bank accounts are also being identified. The Police Commissioner stated that the case investigation is continuing at the ground level, and no accused person will be spared; action will be taken according to the law. He advised the youth to be vigilant against cybercriminals and not to get involved in cases due to greed. For assisting the accused in this cybercrime racket, Junjunuri Sivakrishna, Vadlamudi Narendra, Malladi Siva, Sadhu Pavana Sandeep, Sadhu Sandhya, and Sadhu Lekha from Sadashivapalem, Seetharampuram, Ramanagaram, and Thumuru villages were arrested. Similarly, Jonnadula Thirumala, Kandukuri Manikanta, Thanniru Mahesh, Gollamudi Nagamukesh, Kanchapogu Srinivas, Rayala Ajay Kumar, Rayala Gopi, Palla Ganesh, Rayala Gopichand, Kandukuri Jagadish from Lingapalem village, and Thatikonda Raju from Karimnagar were also arrested. CP Sunil Dutt explained that Potru Praveen has already been arrested and produced in court in connection with this case.