At least 16 people from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after successfully conducting a multi-city operation targeting a highly organized cyber crime network involved in fraudulent activities targeting victims globally. This operation has resulted in significant disruption and dismantling of a major transnational technology enabled crime network. On the basis of inputs on this organized cyber crime network, International Operations Division of CBI registered Case No.
RC2312024S0010 on September 24, 2024 Under sections 61 and 318 of BNSS, 2023 and 66-D read with 75 of Information Technology-Act of 2000 as part of ongoing Operation Chakra-III, according to a statement. After launching an investigation, the CBI swiftly conducted coordinated searches at 32 different places across Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam from the late evening of September 26, 2024. During searches, the CBI was able to red handedly intercept 170 persons engaged in ongoing online criminal activities across four call centers - V.
C. Infrometrix Pvt. Ltd at Regent Plaza, Pune, V.
C. Infrometrix Pvt. Ltd at Murli Nagar in Visakhapatnam, Viajex Solutions in Hyderabad and Atriya Global Services Pvt.
Ltd in Visakhapatnam. The CBI has so far placed under arrest 26 key accused persons - 10 from Pune, five from Hyderabad and 11 from Visakhapatnam, while investigation and questioning on the role of other workers at these illegal call centers is ongoing..