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Operation CyHawk 4.0: Over 600 held, 8,000 rounded up in Delhi Police crackdown on cybercrime

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Delhi Police has arrested over 600 people and rounded up more than 8,000 suspects during Operation CyHawk 4.0, a large-scale crackdown on cybercrime conducted on April 6 and 7, officials said on Wednesday.

Around 5,000 personnel were deployed during the operation, which led to the registration of 499 new FIRs.

Police said the action targeted organised digital fraud networks, including those luring NRI victims through fake social media advertisements and operating from southwest Delhi.

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In another instance, four suspects involved in supplying mule bank accounts to facilitate cyber fraud were arrested from the same district.

Further details will be shared during a press conference by senior officers at the police headquarters.

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