New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) successfully conducted a multi-city operation targeting a highly organized cybercrime 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, an official release said. Based on inputs received on this organized cybercrime network, the International Operations Division of CBI registered a Case on September 24 under sections 61 and 318 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and 66-D read with 75 of the Information Technology Act of 2000 as part of ongoing Operation Chakra-III.

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