First major shakedown at India's new Jamtara of cybercrime

Apr 29, 2023 | 10:26 IST

Using the cover of overlapping mobile networks, crooks in Mathura, Mewat and Bharatpur run sextortion and financial fraud rackets

What connects Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mewat in Haryana? The triangle of these three districts is fast emerging as the new ‘Jamtara’ — the Jharkhand city that has the dubious distinction of being the “phishing capital” of India.

This area that has gained notoriety for being one of the epicentres of cyber fraud got its first major shakedown with Haryana police detaining 125 suspects, aged 18-30, over April 27 and 28.

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First major shakedown at India's new Jamtara of cybercrime

Using the cover of overlapping mobile networks, crooks in Mathura, Mewat and Bharatpur run sextortion and financial fraud rackets

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First major shakedown at India's new Jamtara of cybercrime

Using the cover of overlapping mobile networks, crooks in Mathura, Mewat and Bharatpur run sextortion and financial fraud rackets

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