LUCKNOW, July 12 -- An LLB student, a NEET aspirant, delivery executives and other young men were among nine people arrested after Lucknow police allegedly uncovered an international money laundering network that routed cyber fraud proceeds through cryptocurrency to digital wallets allegedly controlled by foreign, primarily Chinese, cyber operators. The breakthrough came during verification of suspicious bank accounts under Operation CY-VAJRA, a statewide campaign aimed at dismantling cyber fraud networks.

The nine alleged members of the syndicate were arrested during joint raids by the Crime Branch, cyber cell and Madiaon police, deputy commissioner of police (North) Gopal Krishan Choudhary said on Sunday.

Police alleged that the accus...