India, June 9 -- Nuh district administration has launched a grassroots initiative titled "Cyber Warrior Panchayats" ina bid to counter its rising cybercrime profile, targeting 60 villages identified as major hubs of online fraud and digital criminal activity.

The initiative comes amid Nuh's growing infamy as a national epicentre for cyber-related offences. Investigative agencies, through multiple interstate crackdowns, have flagged villages in Punhana, Ferozepur Jhirka, and Tauru blocks for hosting sophisticated fraud networks involving cloned SIMs, digital wallets, and mule accounts.

"Cybercrime poses a serious and growing threat, and we must act decisively to protect innocent citizens," said chief minister Nayab Singh Saini at a Mewat...