Operation CyHawk 6: Delhi Police Arrests 944 In Two-Day Cybercrime Crackdown
\n\nDelhi Police said it arrested 944 people and bound down another 788 during a two-day, coordinated crackdown on organised cybercrime conducted on October 28 and 29.
\n\nThe sixth edition of Operation CyHawk involved 283 police teams that carried out searches across 17 states and five Union Territories. Police said the operation followed weeks of research and technical analysis, targeting multiple links in cybercrime networks—including mule-account suppliers, fraudulent SIM and point-of-sale agents, phishing operations, illegal call centres, app operators and people withdrawing or moving fraud proceeds.
\n\nAccording to the briefing, the operation led to 536 new FIRs. Including earlier cases taken up for investigation, police said action was taken in 1,032 cases. Teams also acted on 4,002 complaints linked to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
\n\nPolice said the cases involved an estimated ₹479 crore in cheated money. Investigators used complaint hotspots, technical inputs and bank-data analysis to identify suspects and alleged facilitators. In one district-level case, a bank manager and four bank agents were arrested over alleged involvement in fraud linked to mule accounts.
\n\nThe operation also targeted SIM-card procurement and supply chains, SIM boxes, illegal call centres…
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