Overview
- Police in Hyderabad arrested Intipalli Rama Rao, 31, who they allege ran ATM scams across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- Sleuths tracked his movements through CCTV and technical data, then picked him up near an Indian Bank kiosk by the Narayanguda flyover.
- Officers say he posed as a helper at cash-deposit machines, urged victims to hand over cash after promising a NEFT transfer, showed a fake confirmation text, and then fled.
- Investigators report links to eight cases and said he targeted sites under Malakpet, Jeedimetla, Bowenpally, Karimnagar, Miyapur, and Sultan Bazar limits.
- Police froze ₹2.4 lakh in his bank account to preserve suspected proceeds, and a court has remanded him in judicial custody as inquiries continue.