Overview

• CBI detained one suspect in Kerala and two in Gujarat on Tuesday, then secured transit warrants to bring them to Delhi for production before the CBI court.
• The case was registered after an input from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Home Ministry.
• Earlier nationwide searches at about 40 locations recovered digital devices, KYC records, SIM cards and communications that mapped a domestic facilitation network for foreign‑linked syndicates.
• Investigators say thousands of Indians were cheated of crores through schemes promoted via social media, mobile apps, encrypted messaging, digital ads, bulk SMS and SIM‑box systems using forged credentials.
• Financial tracing points to shell companies centered in Bengaluru and layering through payment gateways, UPI and crypto exchanges, with proceeds converted to cryptocurrency or gold or remitted abroad.