In a CBI-led operation, codenamed “Chakra”, against cyber enabled financial crimes, 105 places were searched throughout the country on Tuesday. The search was based on inputs from the FBI, Interpol, Canadian and Australian enforcement agencies. State police were also involved in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab and Assam.
Two call centres through which financial frauds were committed in the U.S. have been detected in Pune and Ahmedabad.
CBI teams searched 87 locations, one person held in Punjab, while about ₹1.50 crore and 1.50 kg of gold seized from one person in Rajasthan.
