Lucknow, Dec. 5 -- In a major breakthrough against organized cyber-crime, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh arrested a key member of a multi-state cyber-fraud syndicate from Lucknow.
The accused, identified as Pradeep Soni, son of Munna Lal Soni and a resident of Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh, was apprehended near Phoenix Palassio Mall, Gomti Nagar Extension, police said today.
During the operation, the STF recovered several incriminating items from Soni, including two mobile phones, a PAN card, driving licence, a blank cheque, an ATM card, Aadhaar card, vehicle registration certificate, a SIM card, and ten screenshots containing details of bank accounts used for cyber frauds.
The STF cyber unit, operating under the supe...