Operation Chakra-II

• 21 Oct 2023

Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) initiated Operation Chakra-II with nationwide raids on 76 locations, aiming to dismantle the cybercrime underworld.

Key Points

• Transnational Cybercrime Crackdown: Operation Chakra-II follows its predecessor, Operation Chakra, which the CBI executed last year, focusing on dismantling cybercrime hubs within call centers.
• The CBI's mission remains the fight against transnational organized cybercrime networks, particularly those involved in financial crimes.
• Collaboration with National and International Agencies: The operation is conducted in partnership with both national and international agencies.
• International Tech Support Fraud Scam: Two cases of International Tech Support Fraud Scams were unveiled, where the accused posed as a global IT major and a multinational corporation with an online technology-driven trading platform.
• These individuals operated nine call centers across multiple states, targeting foreign nationals by impersonating Technical Support Representatives.
• Crypto-Currency Fraud Exposed: Operation Chakra-II unearthed a sophisticated crypto-currency fraud operation masquerading as a fake crypto mining scheme.
• International Cooperation: The CBI is actively engaged in international police cooperation with counterparts such as the FBI (USA), INTERPOL's Cybercrime Directorate, the National Crime Agency (UK), Singapore Police Force, and Germany's BKA. Details of victims, shell companies, money mules, proceeds of crime, and co-accused/support elements are being shared for comprehensive action against these criminal networks.