New Delhi, 25 June 2026: A major nationwide operation has been launched by the Central Bureau of Investigation to destroy the ‘Digital Arrest’ network that is looting and intimidating innocent citizens in the name of law and order in the country. Under ‘Operation Chakra-VI’, CBIA has given a big blow to the international network of cyber criminals by conducting search operations simultaneously at more than 80 places in 16 states of the country. During this raid, CBIA has also arrested two suspected accused.
According to the information received, CBIA had formed 60 special teams for this operation. These teams raided suspicious hideouts in 16 states including Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka and Odisha. The main objective of this entire operation is to dismantle the operational network and its infrastructure involved in more than 200 cases of digital arrest across the country. During this raid, CBIA arrested two key informants for money laundering of crores of rupees seized through digital arrest. Preliminary investigation has revealed that these criminals had created several shell (bogus) companies to siphon off the defrauded amount and had opened illegal bank accounts in their names.
Using state-of-the-art forensic tools and technical intelligence, the CBIA has exposed the criminal network spread across India and abroad. Investigation has revealed that cyber criminals used to upload fake and fake orders and documents of various courts and law enforcement agencies (Police, ED, CBI) of the country to show their real identity. During the raid, a large amount of incriminating documents, digital devices, mobile phones and bank transaction records have been seized, which are undergoing detailed forensic investigation.
Cheater created fake website of Supreme Court
According to the investigating agency, these cyber criminals had also created a fake website similar to the official website of the Supreme Court of the country. By using this fake website, victims were lured into the trap of digital arrest. Based on the complaint of the Supreme Court Registrar, the CBIA had registered an FIR and intensified the investigation. The investigation so far has found evidence that not only Indian citizens but also many foreign citizens have been defrauded of crores of rupees by this network. There is a strong possibility that CBI will make more arrests in this matter in the coming days.
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