Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- A gang of five interstate cyber criminals linked to 498 cases was arrested in Telangana's Adilabad on Friday, August 21.

According to Adilabad Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan, the gang had duped victims of Rs 3.5 crore across India. Among all complaints against them, 90 were reported in Telangana alone.

The accused, identified as Abhishek, Ashutosh, Nishu, Ritesh, and Abhinash, created a fake website offering fertiliser franchises and collected personal details of victims across the country through online applications.

They obtained victims' Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, photographs, and bank account details and subsequently, cheated them by demanding various charges in instalments, including service fees, lice...