The CBI has busted an international cyber crime syndicate. In this case, a person has also been arrested from Mumbai, who used to cheat people in America while sitting in India. He had cheated an American citizen of 4.5 lakh US dollars (about 3 crore 77 lakh rupees), after which the Federal Bureau of Investigation i.e. FBI gave input against him.
An official said that ‘Operation Chakra 3’ is going on against cyber criminals. Under this, based on the input of the FBI, a bullion-backed cyber crime network has been dismantled, which was targeting people living abroad since 2022. During the search conducted at seven places in the last two days, a cyber criminal named Vishnu Rathi has been arrested from Mumbai.
57 gold bars of 100 grams each, Rs 16 lakh cash, mobile phones, laptop used for crypto currency, locker details and other incriminating documents have been seized from the premises of this cyber criminal. The investigating agency has found material which shows that this international cyber financial crime network was being operated through virtual assets and bullion.
On September 9, the CBI registered a case against Vishnu Rathi and others. It was alleged that the accused had conspired to target an American citizen by obtaining unauthorized remote access to the victim’s computer and bank account between June and August 2022. The accused hacked the victim’s system in the name of technical help and committed the crime.
A CBI spokesperson said, “The US-based victim was falsely informed that her bank account had been compromised. Claiming that her money was at risk, the victim was induced to transfer money to a cryptocurrency wallet controlled by them. She was then duped of the money.” The CBI is coordinating with the FBI in several countries through Interpol.
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