Indian Police Foil Cambodia-Based Cyber Scam, Arrest 6 in Rajasthan's Jodhpur
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In a major breakthrough, Indian authorities have busted a massive cyber fraud racket operating from Cambodia, arresting six individuals in Rajasthan's Jodhpur. According to police commissioner Om Prakash, the suspects are accused of swindling over ₹1,100 crore from people across India between September and November 2025. The investigation, led by Prakash, began with two cases registered in Jodhpur, which revealed that the scammers were using WhatsApp numbers registered in India to target victims. The police discovered that the scammers had obtained SIM cards in India, which were then supplied to them in Cambodia. The network behind the scam was uncovered after the arrest of Prakash Bheel, 25, who was accused of defrauding a victim in Telangana of approximately ₹89 lakh. Bheel's interrogation led police to identify four other accused: Hemant Panwar, 40, Ramavatar Rathi, 24, Harish Malakar, 34, and Mohammad Sharif, 22. A sixth suspect, Sandeep Bhatt, 27, was also arrested. As part of the operation, police have issued lookout circulars against four Malaysian nationals allegedly involved in the scam. According to Prakash, the scammers would trick customers into rescaning their fingerprints and photos, claiming the process was incomplete, and then pass on the SIM cards to the call centre gang in Cambodia. To prevent further scams, police have decided to deactivate the SIM cards operating in Cambodia and block their WhatsApp accounts. A special team is being formed to launch an operation against such gangs operating domestically and internationally in collaboration with the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
