Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- A Cambodia-based transnational cybercrime syndicate, involved in defrauding thousands of Indians through digital arrests, was busted with the arrest of 10 persons.

The racket came to light after a 74-year-old retired school principal Manjeet Behl, wife of late Brigadier Amarjit Singh Behl, lost Rs.1.01 crore to fraudsters impersonating CBI officials.

A case in this regard was registered at the cyber crime police station on July 21.

Used advanced telecom devices, recruited Indian youth for ops

As per the police, the scammers based in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos, and Myanmar, used Dinstar SIM boxes, capable of making over two lakh automated calls daily. These calls impersonated government ag...