New Delhi:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted an international cyber crime network in coordination with law enforcement agencies in the US, UK, Kuwait, Ireland and Singapore, the agency said on Monday.
CBI said that two people have been arrested in this incident. (PIXABAY)CBI said that two people have been arrested in this incident.
The CBI said it conducted searches at 35 locations in Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana and West Bengal on January 30 as part of a crackdown called ‘Operation SyStrike’.
Transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks target and defraud victims from the US, UK, Kuwait, Ireland, Singapore and India.
“During the investigation, the CBI busted an international cyber-enabled financial crime network being run by the accused from New Delhi, targeting US victims online. Electronic devices, such as laptops, mobile phones, computer hard disks, digital evidence linked to the crime were recovered and seized from the accused,” a CBI spokesperson said.
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A key operative named Pfokrehrii Peter was arrested.
The operation was part of a joint effort by the CBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement agencies in the UK, Kuwait, Ireland and Singapore.
The CBI said the agency also busted a second international cyber-enabled financial crime network active in New Delhi, Ghaziabad and Karnataka that duped people by offering them employment letters with leading Kuwaiti companies in exchange for money and Kuwaiti e-visas.
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The spokesman said, as a result of the raid, laptops, mobile phones, computer hard drives and were seized. ₹60 lakhs in cash. One Suraj Srivastava has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the Kuwait e-visa racket.
