Hyderabad, Oct. 26 -- A Rajasthan youth has been arrested for defrauding a Telangana resident in Adilabad of Rs 4.20 lakh through unauthorised transactions from the latter's bank accounts.

The accused, Dinesh Patel, aged 23, was arrested in Gujarat and has been connected with at least 220 complaints across India and 20 in Telangana alone.

Akhil Mahajan, Adilabad Superintendent of Police, during a press conference on Monday, October 26, said Patel was traced via technical evidence, phone numbers, and online transaction records. The probe stems from a complaint by a resident of Sangidi village under the Bela police station limits. The victim said he received a link to 'royalescort.com' from an unknown number on WhatsApp.

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