The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out searches at 105 locations across the country under ‘Operation Chakra’ in a case related to cyber fraud. The state police are conducting the operation in 18 locations while the CBI is searching the remaining 87 places.
It is reported that four locations in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, five in Delhi, three in Chandigarh, and two each in Punjab, Karnataka and Assam among others are being searched under the operation.
The operation is being carried out based on the inputs from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, Royal Canadian Mount Police and Australian Federal Police. Over 300 suspects are under the scanner.
The CBI has recovered Rs 1.5 crore and 1.5 kg gold from Rajsamand district in Rajasthan. The agency also raided two call centres in Ahmedabad and Pune under the Operation Chakra for their involvement in illegal crypto and other cyber fraud activities.
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