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CBI Arrests Pratik Tanpure in Cyber-Enabled Investment Fraud Crackdown

Under Operation Chakra-V, the CBI targeted cybercrime syndicates by dismantling infrastructure used to lure investors through fraudulent mobile applications.

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Overview

  • The CBI conducted simultaneous raids at 10 locations across Delhi, Hisar, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune and Nashik.
  • Pratik Tanpure of Kalyan was arrested for supplying pre-activated SIM cards and mule bank accounts to cybercriminal networks.
  • The fraud scheme involved a sham mobile app and WhatsApp groups promising discounted shares of reputed listed companies.
  • Investigators seized extensive digital devices and documentary evidence exposing the syndicate’s sophisticated modus operandi.
  • Operation Chakra-V is part of a broader CBI campaign to dismantle cyber-enabled financial crime networks and their supporting infrastructure.