The CBI said on Wednesday that it arrested a person as part of a crack on a cyber crime racket, which targets unheard individuals in USA and Canada by implementing government officials and technical support officers.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson said in a statement, the accused, Rahul Arora, was arrested during the discoveries held at three places on Tuesday.
Cryptocurrency Price Rs. Rs 2.8 crore with Rs. It said that 22 lakhs were seized from his possession.
The action was part of the ongoing CBI operation against cyber criminals-‘Chakra-V’. The CBI had registered a case in the case after receiving information about the racket which was targeting “Non -psychic individuals in USA and Canada … government officials and representatives of reputed technical support companies”, said the spokesperson.
The CBI worked on information by developing intelligence information on the activities of the gang members, then searched in their premises.
The agency said the evidence was seized as a result of the discoveries, which included equipment to make international calls with masked caller identity, social engineering strategy, voice recording and other components of Cybercrime Ecosystem, a lead-generation mechanism, said the agency.
“In particular, the CBI has developed in-house capabilities for handling and seizure Virtual digital assets (vdas) As part of its technology-intended approach to combat cyber crime.
The spokesman said, “The agency has also kept the necessary systems for management of such assets as per legal provisions. The CBI is successfully detecting and seizing the VDA in its various search works,” the spokesperson said.
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