Jammu, March 19 -- In a major crackdown, the intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested seven individuals for allegedly running a highly organised cybercrime syndicate that targeted both foreign nationals and locals, with transactions amounting to several crores.

Officials said that the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), acting on credible technical inputs about a covert call centre engaged in fraudulent online activities, constituted special teams to track the network.

Following sustained surveillance, digital intelligence gathering, and multi-location verification, investigators identified a key operational hub at Rangreth Industrial Area on the outskirts of Srinagar....