Bengaluru: Twenty-one employees of a Bengaluru-based “fraudulent software firm” were arrested for allegedly cheating US citizens by posing as Microsoft technical support staff, police said on Saturday.

The arrests were made during a coordinated operation carried out by the Special Cell of the Cyber Command and the Cyber Crime Police Station, Whitefield Division, they added.

Based on information, a case was registered under relevant sections the Information Technology Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a statement issued by the office of the DGP stated.

“The company itself is engaged in fraudulent activities,” the statement added.

After obtaining a search warrant from the court here, a raid was conducted on Friday and Saturday at a place in Whitefield from where “the fraudulent company”

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