Jaipur, Oct. 24 -- Thirty people allegedly involved in an interstate cyber fraud syndicate were arrested across the state on Wednesday, in a massive operation by Jhalawar police- titled "Operation Shutdown", senior officers familiar with the case said on Thursday. According to Jhalawar superintendent of police Amit Kumar, the syndicate allegedly exploited government pension and welfare schemes by acquiring bank account and identification details from ineligible people on the promise of benefits, and registering them as beneficiaries for government schemes to illegally siphon off the funds and distribute them while keeping 50-70% of the payout as commission. The gang manipulated government portals and disaster management information systems to siphon off public funds, said Kumar.It was allegedly headed by Ramavatar Saini from Bandikui, Dausa, he said, adding that investigators had ascertained the network to cover multiple districts - Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Dausa- and also extend across state borders to Madhya Pradesh. After a confidential complaint flagging allegedly fraudulent activities in Jhalawar's Kamkheda, said Kumar, police initiated "Operation Shutdown"- which involved over 70 police teams working in synchronisation for over 70 hours. After cyber police gathered sufficient technical evidence and closely mapped the gang's suspected network, a red plan consisting of multiple police teams spread across districts, coordinated by senior officers and comprising of cyber experts and female personnel and reserve forces, was formulated with specific targets in mind, said the SP, adding that all the raids commenced in unison at 6am on Wednesday and covered over 30 locations. All targets, including the alleged syndicate head, were arrested, he added. In the course of the operation, police recovered around Rs.5,269,000 in cash, a currency counting device, details for over 11,000 bank accounts suspected to have been used to fuel the scheme, around a thousand cheque books, passbooks and ATM cards, 35 laptops and 70 mobile phones, said Kumar. 30 vehicles were also recovered, including 12 luxury models, 16 bikes, and 2 tractors, he added. Kumar said the State Bank of India was assisting the police in analysing the recovered banking data. Given the gravity of the case, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to continue the investigation, he added....