India, Oct. 18 -- The Delhi Police has arrested 12 members of a well-organised cybercrime network allegedly involved in digital arrest frauds, fake investment rackets and online romance scams, which defrauded victims of over '2.6 crore.
The arrests came following a week-long coordinated operation, spanning Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, he said.
In one case in South Delhi, an elderly victim was defrauded of '42.49 lakh after fraudsters, posing as police officials, falsely accused him of money laundering and coerced him into transferring funds. Three men were arrested from Pali, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, while '7.08 lakh was recovered and refunded through court orders.
In Agra, Uttar Pradesh, two persons were ...