CBI Action on Cyber Fraud and Digital Arrest: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out major action in cases like cyber fraud and digital arrest. The CBI conducted a raid on a total of 42 locations in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh under Operation Chakra-V. These raids were killed at the hideouts of those who were cheating people through fake bank accounts, meaning these accounts were being used for cheating money.
Account was used to transfer and withdraw cheated money
The CBI has made shocking revelations in the initial investigation of the case. About 8.5 lakh fake accounts have been opened in more than 700 branches of different banks across the country. These accounts were opened without KYC, without valid papers and without any investigation. These accounts were being used to transfer and withdraw the money cheated in cyber fraud.
CBI disclosed, bank official-agent involved in opening fake accounts including agent
According to the CBI, some bank officials, agents, bank corpoists, middlemen and service people like E-Mitra together helped cyber thugs to open these accounts. All these commissions were involved in opening fake eight and a half lakh accounts.
Many paper and electronic evidence recovered in raids
The CBI has registered an FIR, starting an investigation of this entire network. In this, a case has been registered under IPC, BNS and Prevention of Corruption Act. During the investigation, CBI has seized several mobile phones, KYC documents, bank transaction details and other electronic evidence.
CBI arrested nine people
So far 9 people have been arrested in this action. These include agents, account holders, people associated with the bank and middlemen. The accused arrested by the CBI, Lovkesh Shakya, Sawan Kumar and Vishal, who were from Delhi, were included. At the same time, the names of Shubham Kamboj and Umardin of Uttar Pradesh, Farman Baig and Purushottam of Uttarakhand along with Yusuf and Ashok Kumar of Rajasthan are included.
The CBI will produce all these accused in the court and demand remand for questioning. The CBI is still going on in this case. The central agency can make more revelations in this.