Lucknow, May 30 -- The CBI arrested six alleged members of a transnational cybercrime syndicate that targeted Japanese citizens. These people, including three from Varanasi and one from Ayodhya, were arrested following searches at 19 locations in Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The action was part of efforts to combat cybercrimes under Operation Chakra V, officials said on Thursday. The arrested accused were identified as three Varanasi residents - Shubham Jaiswal, Vivek Raj and Adarsh Kumar and one Ayodhya resident - Rohit Maurya. Two others were identified as Ashu Singh and Kapil Ghakhar from Delhi and Panipat, respectively, CBI officials stated in a release. Coordinated searches were conducted on May 28 to dismantle two illegal call centres engaged in a tech support scam targeting Japanese citizens. The CBI seized digital and physical evidence indicative of the large-scale operations of the syndicate. Preliminary investigation confirmed that the scam leveraged advanced social engineering techniques to manipulate victims and extract money. The agency spokesperson stated that the CBI had registered a regular case based on intelligence indicating the existence of a cybercrime syndicate defrauding foreign nationals -particularly Japanese citizens. Victims were coerced into transferring funds into mule accounts. "Following the registration of the case, the CBI worked in close coordination with the National Police Agency of Japan and Microsoft Corporation. This collaboration helped in identifying the perpetrators ultimately leading to the rackdown in India," the spokesperson explained. Operations like Chakra V underline the agency's resolve to bring cybercriminals to justice and safeguard citizens across borders, he added....