CBI Arrests 5 More Persons In Ongoing Operation Chakra-VI Against Digital Arrest Crimes; Total Arrests Rises To 8
Carrying forward its nationwide crackdown on Digital Arrest crimes under Operation Chakra-VI, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested 05 more accused persons, taking the investigation a decisive step closer to unravelling the full network behind these frauds. The CBI had earlier mounted a major offensive against the syndicates behind the menace of Digital Arrest, launching…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made further arrests in their ongoing Operation Chakra-VI targeting digital arrest crimes, bringing the total number of apprehended suspects to eight. This latest operation has resulted in the arrest of five more individuals, expanding the investigation's efforts to dismantle the network behind these frauds.
Earlier, the CBI conducted coordinated searches at numerous locations across 20 states, following the Supreme Court of India's directive to act decisively against perpetrators and networks involved in such offenses. The searches uncovered three separate cases, each involving victims who were digitally arrested for extended periods and defrauded of varying sums.
The first case, from BITS Pilani, involved a victim held under digital arrest for three months and defrauded of Rs. 7.67 crore by scammers who impersonated police officers. In the second case from Gujarat, the victim was digitally arrested for three months and defrauded of Rs. 19.24 crore. The third case, from Karnataka, saw a victim digitally arrested for one month and defrauded of Rs. 15.45 crore.
Among those arrested in this recent operation are Sanket Bastwar and Pankaj Damade from Itarsi, who obtained a bank account, accepted the proceeds of the digital arrest and dispersed the money to obscure its trail. Additionally, Arif @ King Bhai, Harish Purushottam Yadav @ Harry (New Delhi) and Shashank Singh @ Ravi (Ghaziabad, UP) were involved in arranging the bank account, layering the money across multiple accounts, and installing a malicious APK file on the victim's mobile phone to covertly operate the account.
As investigators delve deeper, they are unearthing the intricate organized network that facilitated the money movement and laundering of fraud proceeds. The CBI remains committed to tracking down and apprehending the remaining accused involved in this wider network, as further investigation into these cases continues.
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