New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as part of its Operation 'Chakra-V', has arrested an Area Sales Manager of a Telecom Service Provider (TSP) in an ongoing case aimed at "dismantling the technical backbone of organised cybercrime."

In December 2025, the CBI uncovered and disrupted an organised phishing network operating in the NCR/Chandigarh region that provided bulk SMS services to cybercriminals, including foreign actors targeting Indian citizens. The accused procured approximately 21,000 SIM cards in violation of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) rules to facilitate the transmission of bulk SMS messages to send phishing messages.

Three persons, including a channel partner of the TSP, were arrested i...