Jammu, Oct. 8 -- In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Jammu cyber police has successfully unearthed a high-value cyber fraud involving Rs.4.44 crore, resulting in the arrest of three accused from Surat in Gujarat, said officials.

Jammu SSP Joginder Singh said that on September 2, a written complaint was received from a victim at the cyber police station, Jammu, alleging that he had been defrauded of Rs.4.44 crore by people impersonating as law enforcement officials. "The fraudsters falsely accused the complainant of being involved in money laundering using his Aadhaar and SIM credentials," said the SSP. They coerced the victim into transferring Rs.4.44 across multiple bank accounts through a series of fraudulent transactions, ...