KANPUR, May 22 -- A cyber fraud racket operating from open fields and village outskirts in Kanpur has exposed what police described as another "Jamtara"-style network, where accused allegedly posed as police officers and extorted money by threatening people with fake child pornography cases.

A joint team of Sachendi police station and the cyber crime cell arrested eight accused on Thursday after tracing complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and Pratibimb (portals designed to combat cybercrime). Police said the gang operated from isolated agricultural patches near villages in the Sachendi area, carrying phones, SIM cards and power banks to avoid detection.

The arrested accused were identified as Gorela...