Kolkata, May 6 -- In the on-going investigation of a digital arrest case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted targeted searches at multiple locations in Mumbai and arrested two more operatives involved in the cybercrime syndicate.
The federal agency took over this case after the Rajasthan government complained regarding the cybercriminals impersonating officers of the law enforcement agency and extorted Rs. 7.67 crore during October 2023 to January 2024, the CBI said in a statement.
The CBI had conducted extensive nationwide searches in April under Operation Chakra-V and arrested 4 accused.
"These coordinated operations successfully busted a large-scale racket involved in the illegal supply of SIM cards and mule bank ...