The detained persons were involved in AM frauds, investment scams, credit card deception syndicates among others.
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New Delhi
A team from the Delhi police’s Central district detained around 381 persons involved in cyberfraud cases and registered 24 FIRs in 48 hours as part of a drive to dismantle cybercrime networks in the Capital. Around ₹10 lakh, 1,843 mobile phones, 84 ATM cards and three laptops were recovered during the drive called Operation Cyhawk.
Intelligence-based raids were conducted by teams across all police stations, targeting cyber modules involved in mule accounts, ATM frauds, investment scams, impersonation frauds, illegal call centres, Facebook-based frauds and credit-card deception syndicates.
In one instance, an illegal call centre running out of West Patel Nagar was neutralised. The unit had been duping victims by posing as insurance representatives offering vehicle policy renewals and issuing fake documents. The police arrested Khemchand, 33, and recovered two laptops, 11 mobile phones, fake insurance policy letters, ₹10 lakh in cash, and rubber stamps of various insurance firms.
An inter-State ATM card-swapping syndicate was also dismantled at an IDFC ATM in Karol Bagh. The group had been stealing ATM cards and withdrawing money from victims’ accounts. The police arrested Arif alias Sharik, 27, Shahzad, 35, and Mohd. Zaim, 29, and recovered 81 ATM cards, a motorcycle and a scooter.
Published – November 25, 2025 01:03 am IST
