UP Police cracks down on cyber crime, traces ₹1,158-crore fraud

LUCKNOW In one of UP Police’s biggest coordinated offensives against cyber crime, the weeklong Operation Cy-Vajra has exposed the scale, sophistication and financial architecture of organised online fraud with investigators tracing cyber fraud worth ₹1,158.70 crore, arresting 773 accused and dismantling infrastructure that enabled digital scams across the country.

The statewide special drive, conducted from July 7 to 13, was launched by the cyber crime headquarters following intelligence reports on cyber criminal networks.