LUCKNOW, June 28 -- Three men were arrested from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday in connection with a cyber fraud case involving fake social media task rewards. The accused were wanted in a case registered earlier this year at the cyber crime police station in Amethi, according to a press statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF).

The accused were identified as Shivansh Mishra (22), the alleged mastermind of the gang and a pharmacy graduate, Ravi Singh (23), and Uma Shankar Tiwari (43) -- all residents of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, the statement said.

The STF officials said that the accused confessed to their involvement in fraud through around 200 bank accounts over the past year. They said the accused ...