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Two more arrested in multi-crore online part-time job scam

The Ernakulam Rural cyber crime police have arrested two more persons in connection with the crores-worth online scam pulled off by offering part-time jobs.

The arrested are Rajesh, 21, of Ambur in Tamil Nadu and Chakradhar, 36, of Kurubarahalli, Bengaluru. They were nabbed from Bengaluru. The police had already arrested Manoj Srinivas, 33, of Bengaluru in connection with the case.

A team led by District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) Vaibhav Saxena led the investigation. The accused allegedly cheated two job aspirants from North Paravur to the tune of ₹7 lakh and ₹11 lakh by assigning them online tasks. As per initial estimates by the cyber crime police, the racket has pulled off cheating worth around ₹250 crore through 50 different accounts.

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