Hyderabad:Nalla Pradesh, a 2020 batch constable with the LB Nagar police, collapsed and died while having breakfast at his residence in SBH Colony. He had been suffering from fever since the previous day. He was rushed to a nearby hospital on Sagar Ring Road, where doctors attempted to rescue him but declared him dead.Pradeep was transferred from Nalgonda to Hyderabad in December 2021 and has been working in the LB Nagar police station's crime wing since then. Senior officers expressed shock over his sudden demise. A case has been registered under Section 194 of the BNSS.Hyd cyber cops bust multi-state fraudsHyderabad:In a major crackdown on interstate cybercrime networks, Hyderabad cyber crime police have arrested three individuals involved in financial frauds employing various modus operandi. Teams were deployed to Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and other states to apprehend scammers running fraudulent investment, digital arrest and trading rackets.The total loss reported from the three major cases exceeds `2.46 crore.According to officials, the accused used multiple tactics involving impersonation, fake trading platforms, psychological manipulation and laundering of funds through bank accounts and cryptocurrency.In the first case, police arrested Aman Pal Singh from Uttar Pradesh for running an online trading scam. The victim, lured through a Facebook link, was added to a WhatsApp group offering wealth management tips and IPO suggestions. False profits were shown on a fake website, leading the complainant to invest `1.98 crore. When the victim attempted to withdraw the amount, the scammer demanded additional payments under the guise of taxes and currency conversion charges. Singh managed several bank accounts using DIGI Next net-banking and disbursed commissions to accomplices in Delhi and Noida. A mobile phone and a cheque book were seized.In the second case, a 52-year-old woman from Troop Bazaar was duped in a fake investment app scam. After responding to a Facebook ad on Block Trading, she was added to a WhatsApp group. Using professional jargon and screenshots of fake profits, the scammers gained her trust.She initially invested `10,000 and was allowed to withdraw a small amount to build confidence. Later, she invested a total of `3.79 lakh but was blocked when she refused to pay a 30 per cent so-called profit tax. Police arrested B. Sainath Reddy from Bengaluru, who was found to be an account facilitator in 11 cases across seven states. Passbooks, cheque books, ATM cards and shell company stamps were seized.In the third case, a 76-year-old woman from Secunderabad lost `40.5 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Fraudsters impersonating police and CBI officers falsely claimed her Aadhaar details were linked to a trafficking case. Fake Supreme Court documents were used to keep her under psychological duress. She was monitored constantly and coerced into transferring her savings to accounts provided by the fraudsters. S. Sourav from Karnataka was arrested in this case. He is involved in seven cases in five states and operates both as an account holder and supplier.