Ganderbal, Feb. 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted a "transnational multi-crore online investment scam" and arrested nine accused.

Based upon the complaint lodged by Firdous Ahmad Mir, a resident of Safapora Ganderbal, FIR was registered at Ganderbal Police Station to investigate the allegations of identity theft and cheating by a gang of online fraudsters.

SSP Ganderbal Khalil Ahmad Poswal constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and associated subject matter experts as part of the team, according to a release by J-K Police.

Strenuous efforts of the Police in terms of collection of evidences by way of arrest of suspects, house searches, record from banks and other departments revealed that there are online investment webs...