TGCSB Busts 20 Cyber Criminals in Nationwide Operation
Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrests 20 cyber fraudsters in major crackdown across Gujarat
Hyderabad: ln a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) in a special operation in Surat, Gujarat, arrested 20 cyber fraudsters involved in over 60 cybercrime cases in Telangana and a staggering 515 cases across lndia.
TGCSB director Shikha Goel said that two dedicated teams from the bureau camped in Surat for 10 days and executed the operation under the its 'zero tolerance' policy against cybercrime. This marks the fifth major operation by the TGCSB operations wing, to apprehend cyber criminals.
"The operations wing, established to adopt a centralised data-driven and strategic approach to interstate cybercrime investigations, focused this time on seven CCPS cases from Telangana. These cases involved suspicious cash withdrawals, including transactions made via cheques,” bureau director Shikha Goel said in a statement.
“The teams apprehended 14 mule account holders and six agents. Initial findings revealed that the accused operated 27 mule accounts with suspicious transactions amounting to Rs 4.37 crores. ln Telangana alone, five accused withdrew Rs 22,64,500 through cheques," the director said.
The accused comprise private employees, businessmen, and a bank employee. They were involved in various cyber frauds, including business and investment scams such as trading and part-time job frauds.
The primary objective of this operation was to disrupt the supply chain of illicit bank accounts used to facilitate cybercrimes. TGCSB remained committed to conducting more such targeted operations across the country to make Telangana a cyber-safe state, Shikha Goel said.