At least seven nationals from Ghana and Nigeria are expected to stand trial in India after allegedly defrauding more than 350 victims of over 94,000 US dollars, according to the Punjab State Police.
The suspects, all men between the ages of 25 and 35, were arrested by the Mohali Cyber Crime Cell of the Punjab Police during a sting operation that reportedly disrupted an international online fraud network.
According to Indian news outlet The Indian Express, the group had been operating from a rented apartment in Noida, where they are alleged to have set up a fake call centre to carry out their scams.
During the raid, police confiscated 79 smartphones, four laptops including two Apple MacBooks, 99 SIM cards issued in both Indian and foreign names, and documents linked to 31 fake bank accounts.
