Gurugram police's cyber net snares 1,709 fraudsters in 9months; Rs 29 Cr returned to victims

Gurugram, Oct 22 *UNI) In a blistering nine-month offensive against digital fraud, Gurugram Police have arrested 1,709 cyber criminals, blocked or recovered Rs 44.17 crore, and returned Rs 29.01 crore to swindled victims, even as the force opens a new front against a sophisticated scam targeting banking APIs and non-banking financial companies. Between January 1 and September 30 this year, the city's cyber crime units were flooded with 33,376 complaints reporting a staggering Rs 166.47 crore in fraudulent losses. The police response has been equally massive: 1,017 FIRs registered, 530 cases worked out, and a relentless hunt that has already…