Hyderabad Cyber Crime police have sought seven days of custody for Ibomma Ravi to extract more details regarding his operations, filing a petition in the Nampally Court, where the hearing is ongoing. Simultaneously, Ravi has filed a bail petition in the same court. A significant development in the case is the entry of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has written to the Hyderabad CP requesting case details. Police have already frozen ₹3.5 crore in Ravi’s account. However, ED officials suspect money laundering due to the huge flow of funds into his account from foreign accounts, indicating a possible larger financial crime.
Ibomma Ravi was arrested by the Cyber Crime police on November 14th. After focusing on the I-Bomma website for some time, which had become a challenge for the Telangana police, they recently tracked a cash transfer made to Ravi from a betting app. This small detail proved to be the key to his capture. Following this lead, the police traced the IP address of the payment to an apartment in Vista Apartments, Musapet.
Ravi’s arrest occurred when he arrived in Hyderabad from France while the investigation was underway. He was immediately taken into custody. The Hyderabad Cyber Crime police are currently interrogating him on crucial matters, including the total amount he earned through betting apps and the nature of agreements he had with various organizations, aiming to uncover the full extent of his illegal activities.
