Eluru: In a major breakthrough in the Eluru cyber fraud recovery case, district police recovered ₹4.5 lakh lost in an online investment scam and returned the amount to the victim. The recovered cash was handed over by Eluru District Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore, IPS, at the district police headquarters on Sunday.
The case involved a woman from NGO Colony in Kaikaluru town, identified as Penumala Prasanna, who was cheated by cyber criminals in the name of share market investments.
According to police officials, the fraudsters contacted the victim through WhatsApp and claimed to be representatives of a company called “India Nivesh Shares and Securities.” They convinced her to download a fake mobile application named “Niv Pro”, promising high returns through share market investments.
Believing their claims of quick profits, the victim transferred money in several installments between November 5, 2025 and December 4, 2025, eventually losing a large amount to the fraudsters.
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Eluru Cyber Fraud Recovery Through Technical Investigation
After realizing that she had been cheated, the victim filed a complaint with the Kaikaluru Town Police. Acting on the complaint, Kaikaluru Town Inspector Ramakrishna, along with the Eluru District Cyber Crime Team led by Inspector Dasu, launched a detailed investigation.
Using advanced technical tools and cyber analysis, the police traced the bank accounts where the money had been transferred. During the initial stage of the investigation, officials were able to secure an online refund of ₹1,00,000, which was credited back to the victim’s account.
Further investigation revealed that ₹4.5 lakh from the fraudulent transactions had been transferred to a bank account belonging to Chandrasekhar from Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
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Police Team Travels to Vellore to Recover Money
A special police team travelled to Vellore and successfully recovered the remaining ₹4.5 lakh from the suspect. The recovered amount was brought back and formally handed over to the victim by SP K. Pratap Shiva Kishore.
With this latest Eluru cyber fraud recovery, police have so far returned a total of ₹5.5 lakh to the victim. Officials said that efforts are continuing to recover the remaining amount involved in the fraud.
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Speaking on the occasion, SP Pratap Shiva Kishore urged the public to remain cautious about cyber frauds, especially those related to online investment schemes and share market trading platforms.
He advised citizens not to click on suspicious links sent through WhatsApp or other messaging platforms and warned people not to trust unauthorized investment apps that are not available on official app stores like the Play Store.
The SP also requested citizens to immediately report cyber fraud by calling the national cybercrime helpline number 1930 or by registering complaints on the official website www.cybercrime.gov.in.
The programme was attended by Additional SP (Admin) N. Suryachandra Rao, AR Additional SP G. Muniraja, Eluru DSP D. Sravan Kumar, Kaikaluru Town Inspector Ramakrishna, Cyber Cell Inspector Dasu, and Woman SI Valli Padma, along with other police officials.
