In a significant follow-up action to the recent busting of a major international cyber fraud syndicate in Phagwara, Kapurthala Police have arrested another accused from Ludhiana and recovered Rs 2.05 crore hawala money from his possession, taking the total number of arrests to 39 and the total recovered amount to Rs 2.15 crore in this case, said Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Pawan, a resident of Bikaner in Rajasthan.

As per the information received, Kapurthala Police had busted a major cyber fraud racket in Phagwara that primarily targeted people in the USA and Canada in the guise of providing software solutions, arresting 38 accused persons and recovering 40 laptops, 67 mobile phones, and Rs 10,00,000

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