India, June 17 -- Delhi Police's Rohini Cyber Police Station busted a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based handler, arresting three men accused of facilitating a sophisticated "digital arrest" scam that cheated a Delhi resident of over Rs 15 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.

Investigators said the alleged mastermind, Mohammad Noor Alam, was in regular contact with a Pakistan-based associate identified as Bilal, to whom the proceeds of cyber fraud were allegedly transferred after being converted into cryptocurrency. Police said the gang operated as a key financial conduit for cybercriminals by arranging mule bank accounts, routing stolen funds, and converting the money into USDT before sending it overseas.

The arrest...