Kochi, Nov 2 (PTI) It was an ordinary Thursday morning at a nationalised bank in Maradu, Kochi, when a police team suddenly walked in and approached two college students who were completing the money withdrawal procedure.

To the surprise of bank employees, the officers quietly took the youngsters into custody.

The police later explained that the duo was being arrested as part of a statewide crackdown, codenamed “Operation Cy-Hunt”, and that the money they were withdrawing was linked to a large-scale cyber fraud racket.

Coordinated by the Cyber Operations Wing of the Kerala Police, Operation Cy-Hunt mobilised more than a thousand officers across the state in a single-day sweep.

By the end of the operation, 263 people had been arrested, 382 cases had been registered, and raids had been c

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