The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its crackdown on cybercrime in India through a series of coordinated operations across multiple states. Under Operation Chakra-5, the agency conducted nationwide searches at 42 locations across five states—Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh—targeting the use of approximately 850,000 mule accounts in over 700 bank branches exploited by cybercriminals for laundering proceeds of digital fraud. This operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals. Subsequently, under Operation Chakra-V, the CBI carried out coordinated raids in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, arresting Prince Jasvantlal Anand, alleged mastermind of the transnational cyber extortion syndicate known as the "Royal Tiger Gang," which defrauded U.S. and Canadian citizens and recovered cryptocurrency assets worth $45,000. Further investigations led to the busting of a cyber fraud syndicate targeting citizens of the United Kingdom and Australia, with key operative Nishant Walia arrested in Noida. The CBI also conducted searches in seven states—Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan—resulting in three more arrests related to the mule account network used by cyber fraud syndicates. Additionally, local cybercrime units have disrupted other scams, including a ₹350 crore international fraud gang in Surat that used fake stock market schemes to deceive over 11,000 people. The agency is also probing cases involving cryptocurrency laundering and digital arrest scams, highlighting the expanding scope of cyber-enabled financial crimes in India.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in continuation of the efforts under Operation Chakra-V to combat cybercrime and digital arrest scams, has conducted searches at multiple locations on 16.07.2025 across seven States namely NCT of Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, https://t.co/pDfKJT60xG
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CBI Conducts further searches across 7 States in connection with the Mule Account Network used by Cyber Fraud Syndicates. https://t.co/ZaRSvZlpOT