CBI raids around 40 locations in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala and West Bengal under Operation Chakra-V in connection with digital fraud

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The CBI, in a major nationwide operation on Wednesday (October 8), conducted simultaneous raids against a cyber fraud network operating under the guise of digital arrests. Under Operation Chakra-V, these raids were carried out at approximately 40 locations in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, and West Bengal.

According to reports, this gang posed as police, investigating agencies, or government officials and threatened to implicate people in false cases. They then intimidated them into transferring money online. Many people have fallen victim to this scheme and lost crores of rupees.

Investigation of Bank Accounts and Phone Connections
The CBI registered this case based on nine separate complaints filed on the NCRP portal of the Home Ministry’s I4C (Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Centre). During the investigation, the agency examined the bank accounts and phone connections used to defraud people.

Cyber ​​fraud racket involving multiple individuals
The investigation revealed that approximately 40 individuals associated with this network, spread across the country, were involved in running this cyber fraud racket. The CBI found numerous evidence revealing that the fraudulent money was transferred abroad through hawala networks using mule bank accounts (i.e., accounts opened in the name of others) created in India.

Indians were being targeted
Some of the money was withdrawn in cash within India, while the remaining amount was withdrawn from foreign ATMs linked to countries like Cambodia. The investigation analyzed over 15,000 IP addresses, which revealed that the gang was targeting Indian citizens from abroad.

KYC documents, SIM cards seized
During the raids, the CBI seized digital devices, KYC documents, SIM cards, and WhatsApp chats, which are now being examined. CBI says that the agency is continuously working to deal with crimes like cyber fraud and online fraud and in collaboration with international agencies, efforts are being made to eradicate such networks.