26 arrested in multi-city operation targeting global cyber crime network: CBI

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, September 30, 2024: In a major crackdown on cyber criminals, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested 26 people after conducting raids across four states, news agency ANI reported quoting the central agency.

CBI said that it conducted a multi-city operation targeting a highly organised cybercrime network involved in fraudulent activities targeting victims globally. The searches were conducted at 32 different places across Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Vishakhapatnam from the late evening of September 26.

"During searches, CBI was able to intercept 170 persons engaged in ongoing online criminal activities across four call centres. CBI has so far placed under arrest 26 key accused persons (10 from Pune, 05 from Hyderabad and 11 from Visakhapatnam), while investigation and questioning on role of other workers at these illegal call centres is ongoing," it said.