Twenty-six alleged cyber criminals have been arrested to this point below ‘Operation Chakra’ of the CBI to dismantle cyber crime gangs working within the nation, officers stated on Thursday.

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The operation has been launched in coordination with state police, Interpol and businesses of different nations, they stated.

The CBI stated 16 individuals had been arrested by Karnataka Police, seven by Delhi Police, two by Punjab Police and one by Andaman and Nicobar Police.

The central probe company, in coordination with state police, carried out searches below the operation at 115 places throughout the nation on inputs offered by Interpol, FBI, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Australian Federal Police, the officers stated.

The CBI registered 11 instances towards cyber criminals concerned in monetary fraud utilizing the web. While the company carried out searches at 87 places, 28 locations had been raided by the state police, they added.

“The operation intends to dismantle the infrastructure of these international cyber crime gangs in India and bring these perpetrators to justice. India’s fight against transnational organised cyber crime has thus achieved a major milestone,” an announcement from the company stated.