CBI busts cybercrime cell targeting victims globally

HYDERABAD: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a organised cybercrime network by arresting 26 people following raids in 32 separate locations in Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam.

The illegal call centres facilitated the accused to target their victims globally. In a statement, the CBI said that acting on inputs, its international operations division registered a case on September 24 under Sections 61 and 318 of the BNSS, 2023, and 66-D read with 75 of the Information Technology Act of 2000 as part of ongoing Operation Chakra-III.