The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at 35 locations in Delhi and nine other states, resulting in the arrest of a cyber fraudster and the seizure of electronic devices. This operation, named CyStrike, involved agencies from the US, the UK, Kuwait, Ireland, and Singapore. The accused were running transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks under false identities to target victims overseas.
In New Delhi, the CBI uncovered a transnational financial crime network operated by the accused to target victims in the US. Key operative Pfokrehrii Peter was apprehended during the operation. Electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones, and computer hard disks containing evidence related to the crimes were confiscated from the accused individuals.
Another transnational cyber-enabled financial crime network was busted by the CBI in New Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Karnataka. This network was operating under the guise of providing Kuwaiti e-Visas and job offers in Kuwaiti companies to Indian nationals in exchange for money. The agency seized fake Kuwaiti e-Visas, job offers, and recovered Rs 60 lakh in cash during the search.
The CBI also dismantled cybercrime networks targeting victims from the UK, Ireland, and Singapore. The mule accounts used to transfer proceeds of crime from victims abroad to the accused were identified and shut down. Operation CyStrike, led by the CBI, aimed to combat organized technology-enabled crime networks in collaboration with Interpol and foreign law enforcement agencies, resulting in the disruption of major transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks.
