India, Oct. 9 -- The main accused of an inter-state cyber fraud racket was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hacking the mobile phones of several people and misappropriating funds from their bank accounts. They hacked the phones of several people, accessed their bank details, used OTPs to buy smartphones from e-commerce platforms and sold them for profits, the police said.

According to the police, the fraud came to light a few days ago when they caught Rinkukumar Shriramjilal Bairwa, a resident of Rajasthan, with 11 high-end mobile phones, acting on a tip-off. Upon questioning, he revealed that he had hacked the mobile phones of several people, obtained their banking details, and purchased mobile phones worth Rs.4.77 lakh from an e-comme...