The Cyber Crime Wing of TN Police has arrested 136 cyber criminals across Tamil Nadu after conducting A special operation called Operation ‘Thiraineekku- II.’
In December last year, the Cyber Crime Wing earlier conducted ‘Operation Thiraineekku-I’ and arrested 76 cyber criminals across the state. The second phase of the operation officially began on June 2 and concluded in the early hours of June 4. The operation was planned and executed across all districts and cities of Tamil Nadu. This large-scale operation was based on accused profiling by scientific investigation of Cyber Crime Wing teams under close supervision of Superintendent of Police I. Shahnaz.
The profiling was done based on complaints registered through National CRP Portal of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and also through bank fund trail linkages established by financial data analysis of cybercriminal networks.
Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Crime Wing Sandeep Mittal said the special teams have arrested 136 cyber criminals across Tamil Nadu. These criminals are linked to 159 cases registered by the Cyber Crime Police Stations in Tamil Nadu. Bank mule agents were identified and six have been secured busting a gang which is behind 30-odd shell companies, with over 100 agents working for it.
During the special operation, the Cyber Crime Wing has seized 125 mobile phones, 304 bank accounts, 88 cheque books, 107 ATM debit / credit cards, 35 desktops, etc. “We are analysing digital evidence and interrogating the arrested individuals to uncover additional layers of the criminal operations throughout India. Efforts are underway to trace and apprehend other members of the network, recover defrauded funds, and identify broader links to nationwide cybercrime activities,” said Mr. Mittal.
Published – June 06, 2025 12:13 am IST