Eighteen cyber criminals, including employees of call centres in Delhi and Gurugram, were arrested for running a multi-crore rupee nationwide financial crime syndicate that targeted SBI credit card customers, misusing their data, said an official of Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Saturday.
The masterminds of the syndicate were identified as Ankit Rathi, Waseem, and
Vishal Bhardwaj as they were the alleged orchestrators, strategists, and account/cash handlers of the white-collar crime, said Vinit Kumar, DCP, Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) Unit.
The criminal activity extended to victims across multiple states, resulting in substantial cumulative financial losses estimated at least Rs 2.6 crore, he said.