Kanpur (UP), April 8 The Uttar Pradesh Police claimed on Wednesday to have busted an interstate cyber fraud racket, arresting 19 youths from a village here, officials said.
The arrests were made during a search operation by the cyber crime branch and the special operations group (SOG). Based on intelligence inputs, the team carried out the operation, sealing all entry and exit points of the village.
Commissioner Raghubir Lal said the accused were part of a well-organized network that defrauded hundreds by posing as facilitators of government welfare schemes.
"The gang used fake documents and mule bank accounts to siphon off money from unsuspecting victims," he told