A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the increasing cyber crime in the country. Petitioner and Supreme Court lawyer Pradeep Yadav has said in the petition that people are falling prey to cyber fraud on a large scale. Even former judges of the Supreme Court and High Court have been cheated. The petition also cites the cyber fraud committed on a former Chief Justice of India and the cyber fraud committed in the name of the current Chief Justice. The petitioner has demanded the formation of an expert committee under the supervision of a former Supreme Court judge which would give suggestions to prevent cyber fraud.

CBI raid

Let us tell you that in this connection, the Central Bureau of Investigation had recently arrested 26 cyber criminals involved in fraudulent activities. These criminals used to make people victims of cyber crime all over the world. Sharing the information on Monday, the officials said that under Operation Chakra-3, raids were conducted at 32 different places in Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam late on Thursday night. During this, Rs 59.45 lakh in cash, three luxury cars and locker keys have been recovered. Out of the places where the agency raided, four call centers are located in Regent Plaza in Pune. 

Many people were arrested

Officials said that CBI has arrested 170 people involved in online criminal activities in four call centers. Giving a statement, CBI spokesperson said that the cyber criminals who have been targeted in this operation were involved in many types of illegal activities. They used to contact people in America in the name of providing technical support services, under the guise of which they hack their systems and extort money from them. He said that they are under the surveillance of the investigation agencies of their respective countries. Let us tell you that CBI has arrested 10 cyber criminals from Pune, 5 from Hyderabad and 11 from Visakhapatnam.