Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- Punjab Police have made another arrest in the ongoing probe into a sophisticated international cyber fraud network based in Phagwara, recovering Rs 2.05 crore in illicit hawala funds. The latest operation in Ludhiana has increased the total number of arrests to 39, with authorities seizing Rs 2.15 crore in cash, 40 laptops, and 67 mobile phones so far, according to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav.
The suspect, identified as Pawan, a resident of Bikaner, Rajasthan, was detained during a raid in Ludhiana.
The investigation initially exposed a major cybercrime syndicate in Phagwara, with 38 individuals arrested earlier for running a scam that posed as a software service provider to deceive victims in the US and Canada. The po...