Input was received from FBI, Interpol, cyber criminals got trapped in CBI’s ‘Operation Chakra’
In the cyber crime case, CBI, Narcotics Control Bureau and police forces of Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Maharashtra conducted raids at different locations. In this 6,600 people were searched and 127 new cases were registered.
CBI’s big raid on cyber fraud (symbolic picture)
The CBI and the state police conducted a search operation against financial cybercrime at 105 locations across the country. The CBI had received inputs from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Interpol, after which ‘Operation Cycle’ According to CBI campaigned. In this, action was taken at four places in Andaman and Nicobar, five in New Delhi, three in Chandigarh, two each in Punjab, Karnataka and Assam. Earlier, the CBI had cracked down on the drug mafia by running ‘Operation Garuda’.
CBI recovered Rs 1.5 crore cash and 1.5 kg gold from a place in Rajasthan. Illegal call center was running here. Two such call centers were also busted in Ahmedabad and Pune. They were also involved in call center fraud in the US. A CBI official said that the FBI has been informed. They are taking further action. Sources said the agency has recovered digital evidence related to financial transactions and cybercrime on the dark web. He told that a person from Punjab has also been identified in this case.
Cyber Division of CBI is leading
An official said that the cybercrime division of CBI is leading this operation. On September 29, central agencies, state police forces along with Interpol arrested 175 people in a nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking. 45 kg of narcotic substance was recovered from them.
Simultaneous action in different states
The CBI, Narcotics Control Bureau and police forces of Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Maharashtra conducted raids at different locations. In this 6,600 people were searched and 127 new cases were registered. 175 people including six absconding accused were arrested. The CBI claimed that this operation, carried out in the name of ‘Operation Garuda’, was done in collaboration with Interpol.
Cyber criminals will be trapped in the operation cycle
The CBI on Tuesday launched Operation Chakra against cyber criminals involved in financial crimes, under which it conducted searches at 105 locations across several states. The CBI has registered 11 cases against people involved in financial fraud through the Internet. Officials said that the CBI searched 87 places and the state and union territories police searched 28 places.
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