Hyderabad hacker couple denied bail

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 20

A local court dismissed the bail plea of a Hyderabad-based couple arrested for creating a fake domain of a study visa consultancy company and transferring 62,000 Canadian dollars into their account.

The accused, Arun Kumar (40) and Sunitha Muthyala (37), are residents of Sai Nagar Colony, Mansoorabad, Hyderabad. The cyber cell of the UT police had arrested the couple in Hyderabad on January 25. They were brought to Chandigarh on transit remand and sent to judicial custody on Monday.

The complainant in the case, Minakshi Barthwal, had alleged that someone had created a fake domain in her company’s name and hackers were sending emails and invoices to the clients. The hackers had also got 62,000 Canadian dollars transferred to their accounts.

Her email ID was used to communicate with foreign colleges and her commission from admissions was diverted to the hacker’s bank account. This was being done since December 2016. The complainant, who has her office in Sector 17, realised it after more than a year. By then, she had lost a huge sum.

Minakshi had told the police that she suspected her former employee Sunitha and her husband Arun were behind it.