India, Feb. 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested six members of an organised cybercrime syndicate that allegedly sent threat emails to schools in Noida and operated illegal online betting applications, officials said on Saturday.

According to police, the suspects were traced to Ghaziabad's Indirapuramduring an investigation into an FIR registered at Cyber Crime Police Station on January 23, after schools in Gautam Budh Nagar received threat emails. Multiple electronic devices, fake identity documents, Nepali passports and bank cards allegedly used in illegal operations were also seized, police said, adding that they were ascertaining the motive behind the threat emails.

The suspects were identified as Abis...