Hyderabad, Feb. 16 -- The Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad arrested three people for allegedly robbing cryptocurrency worth Rs 19 crore (USDT 21,04,089) from a 44-year-old trader via a fake KYC verification website.

According to the trader's complaint, he was approached by accused Sushim Shripati Gaikwad from Pune and Srikanth from Hyderabad, who expressed interest in buying United States Dollar Tether (USDT). They told him his TRON wallet should be KYC (Know Your Customer) verified.

Believing them, the trader clicked on trontag.org, provided by the scammers, filled his details and connected his TRON wallet.

As soon as he did that, his entire cryptocurrency balance, USDT 21,04,089 (Rs 19,10,54,437), was transferred into Gaikwad and Srik...