Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 -- In a major breakthrough, the Kerala Police have arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh for running a nationwide cyber fraud operation using a fake mobile app mimicking the government's "Parivahan" app, officials said on Sunday.

According to officials, the accused, identified as Atul Kumar Singh (32) and Manish Yadav (24) -- both residents of Uttar Pradesh-- allegedly defrauded thousands of vehicle owners across multiple states by circulating malicious APK files via WhatsApp under the pretense of collecting pending vehicle fines and collecting personal data through Telegram bots.

They reportedly used Telegram bots to harvest vehicle details and targeted users across multiple states.

Police said the main devel...