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.