Overview
- Local cybercrime teams raided a rented office in New Town and a flat in Jaipur, detaining 24 people in New Town and 14 in Jaipur and seizing dozens of computers, phones and SIM cards.
- Investigators say operators impersonated multinational tech support brands, sent bulk messages and pop‑ups, gained remote access to victims' devices and coerced payments or high‑value gift‑card purchases.
- Jaipur police have registered charges under the Information Technology Act and the Telegraph Act while multiple Rajasthan cyber teams assisted in the operation and questioning.
- Authorities are conducting forensic analysis of laptops and phones to map call lists, trace bank and payment routes used to launder proceeds, and identify the scheme's masterminds and the scale of U.S. victimization.
- The raids fit a wider pattern of India‑run tech‑support fraud that uses rented offices or flats, and they increase pressure on investigators to secure cross‑border cooperation to recover funds and protect victims.