New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Four people have been arrested by the Cyber Police Station of the South-West District, Delhi, after the busting of a major multi-state cyber fraud syndicate that targeted bank customers on the pretext of KYC updation.

According to the Delhi Police, the organised gang was operating from Jharkhand, particularly areas near Jamtara, and parts of West Bengal. The arrested accused have been identified as Shiv Kumar Ravidas (22), Sanjay Ravidas (33), Dinesh Ravidas (29) and Shubham Kumar Barnwal (25).

Police said the accused posed as bank officials and contacted victims, creating a false sense of urgency regarding KYC updates. Victims were persuaded to install malicious APK files on their mobile phones, which enabled the ...