Andhra police busts international cybercrime network involved in telecom fraud

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh CID, with the help of the Department of Telecommunication, arrested 14 members of an international cybercrime network involved in ‘SIM Box operations’ and telecom fraud, said a police official on Friday.

Cyber Crimes Superintendent of Police Adhiraj Singh Rana said the accused, including 2 foreign nationals, were involved in converting international calls into local GSM calls using devices called ‘SIM Boxes’, causing a total financial loss of about ₹20 crore.