Massive operation against cyber fraud, CBI raids 105 locations

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state police forces on Tuesday carried out raids at 105 locations across India in a case linked to cyber fraud.The 'Operation Chakra’ was being conducted in association with police forces of the states and Union Territories. As per reports, 87 locations are being searched by the CBI and 18 locations are being searched by state and UT police in which more than 300 suspects are under the scanner. Four locations in Andaman and Nicobar islands, five in Delhi, three in Chandigarh, and two each in Punjab, Karanataka and Assam among others are being searched under the operation, Two call centres in Pune and Ahmedabad that were targeting gullible American citizens have been busted. The CBI has informed America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about the action, the officials said. From one of the locations searched in Rajasthan's Rajsamand, the CBI has seized Rs1.5 crore in cash and one and a half kg of gold. The action came after inputs from Interpol, FBI, Royal Canadian Mountain Police and Australian Federal Police. The FBI had complained to the Interpol that certain call centres in India have been cheating people in the US with fake calls about their money.