New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation has busted two tech support modules operating out of Delhi, Noida and Punjab, which targeted foreigners. Four people have been arrested so far.In the first operation, CBI, in collaboration with Federal Bureau of Investigation, US, detained 34 people and arrested three of them. According to CBI, between 2023 and 2025, the accused conspired to target US-based people by gaining unauthorised remote access to their computer systems and bank accounts. Under the guise of providing technical support services, the fraudsters falsely claimed that the targets’ bank accounts were compromised. Using fear tactics, the gang manipulated them into transferring approximately $40 million into cryptocurrency wallets controlled by it.A case was registered on Aug 18. Acting on intelligence, CBI conducted searches at multiple locations associated with the suspects. A raid on an illegal call centre in Amritsar led to the detention of 34 people. Officials recovered 85 hard disks, 16 laptops and 44 mobile phones containing incriminating digital evidence.Further searches across various premises in Amritsar and Delhi from Aug 20 revealed that the accused were part of a transnational cyber-enabled financial crime network. The investigation found that proceeds of the crime were being routed through virtual assets. “From the residential premises of the suspects, CBI seized Rs 54 lakh in cash, eight electronic devices, including laptops and mobile phones, and several incriminating documents related to the crime,” an official said. Three people, Jigar Ahmed, Yash Khurana and Inder Jeet Singh Bali, were arrested. In another operation, CBI arrested Arjun Prakash, the alleged kingpin of a transnational cyber fraud syndicate busted in May 2025. He was apprehended at IGI Airport with the assistance of immigration officers while attempting to board an outbound flight to Kathmandu in Nepal on Monday. The case was registered by CBI in May, in close coordination with FBI, the UK’s National Crime Agency and Microsoft Corporation. Coordinated searches were conducted at multiple locations in Noida, leading to the bust of a fraudulent call centre operating within Noida Special Economic Zone.“This call centre was involved in a sophisticated tech-support scam targeting citizens in the UK, Australia and European Union countries,” the official said. The accused set up the call centre, continued to manage its operations and benefited from the scam proceeds. He was absconding since the case was registered, CBI said.As part of Operation Chakra, the international operations division of CBI is rapidly identifying and taking action against organised technology-enabled crime networks in close coordination with Interpol and foreign law enforcement agencies.
