India, June 13 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Cyber Police on Thursday arrested the alleged kingpin of a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Dubai and Thailand. The accused, Saurabh alias Ganesh Balaso Kale from Sangli, was detained by Interpol in Bangkok, Thailand, and later handed over to the Pimpri-Chinchwad police at Mumbai airport on Thursday after being brought to India on a Red Corner Notice and Lookout Circular (LOC).

Kale is a hotel management graduate and holds a diploma in civil engineering, police said.

According to investigators, Kale was a key figure in a large cyber fraud network targeting Indian citizens through online task scams, share market investment frauds and "digital arrest" schemes. The syndicate allegedly siphoned off...