Kota, Oct 23 (PTI) Jhalawar police claimed to have busted a major interstate cybercrime module allegedly involved in siphoning funds from government welfare schemes by misusing documents of their victims, an official said on Thursday.

The police have also arrested 30 persons, including the alleged mastermind of the operation, and recovered Rs 52.69 lakh in cash, 14 luxury cars, 35 laptops and hundreds of identity documents from the accused.

According to police, the action was part of Operation Shutter Down against cybercrime modules and included 70 police teams — 30 involved in raids in as many locations in four cities in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and 30 others on reserve, with an additional 10 on alert. Show Full Article

Addressing the press on Thursday, Jhalawar SP Amit Kumar said

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