Srinagar: After several raids were conducted at various call centres in Srinagar in connection with cyber fraud and hacking, the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested 23 people.
According to the police, arrests were made after the registration of the First Information Report (FIR) under 66, 66-B and 66 C of the IT Act and sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The FIR was registered at the Cyber Police Station, Kashmir Zone, Srinagar, on reports of cyber fraud and hacking. Later, police carried out multiple raids in Srinagar and arrested 23 people.
“On the reports of cyber frauds and hacking, an FIR was registered at Cyber Police Station, Kashmir Zone, Srinagar. After that multiple raids were conducted at different call centres in Srinagar district. A total of 23 accused persons were arrested,” IG Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said.
