New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched 'Operation CyStrike', a multinational crackdown conducted alongside law enforcement agencies from the USA (FBI), the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Ireland, and Singapore. The operation targets individuals and groups operating from India and other countries involved in transnational, cyber-enabled financial crime networks.

The operation was launched on January 31, resulting in the arrest of a key accused by the federal probe agency.

A senior CBI official stated that the agency conducted searches at 35 locations across New Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and West Bengal.

These actions dismantled transnationa...