Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Cybercrime Police arrested an accused person on Saturday, who is involved in a credit card fraud case. Arrested person has been identified as Mudike Balraj, Private Employee, resident of Warangal.

The victim, a 78-year-old retired male from Hyderabad, received a text message through the CRED app stating that an amount of Rs 1, 11,589 was due on his credit card. As the victim had not used this amount, he immediately visited Axis Bank and inquired about the transactions. The bank officials informed him that they would send the bill details via email. However, there was no response from the Axis Bank officials.

After multiple visits and inquiries within the department, the desk officer for senior citizens advised the victim to make the payment. Accordingly, the victim paid the said amount through NEFT. A fresh credit card was issued in the victim's name, but he never used the new card. Later, the victim received another message through the CRED App, requesting payment for the new credit card.

He again visited the bank and informed them that he had never used the card. Upon further inquiry, the bank officials provided him with a statement, through which he discovered that his credit card had been misused by unknown persons through Paytm. The accused specifically targets elderly victims by exploiting issues with their internet connection.