New Delhi: The CBI in collaboration with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has busted a cyber crime gang. In this case, an accused Vishnu Rathi has been arrested from Mumbai. It is alleged that Rathi had defrauded an American citizen of 4.5 lakh US dollars by posing as a technical assistant.

Officials said on Saturday that the CBI, in collaboration with the US investigative agency, busted the cyber crime network under Operation Chakra-3. This gang was targeting people abroad since 2022.

Laptop and other documents were confiscated

During raids conducted at seven locations in Kolkata, Mumbai in the last two days, the CBI seized 57 gold bars of 100 grams each, Rs 16 lakh in cash, mobile phones, a laptop used for managing crypto currency, details of lockers and other documents from the premises of Mumbai-based cyber criminal Rathi.

CBI registered case against others

The CBI had registered a case against Rathi and others on September 9. It is alleged that the accused conspired to target the US citizen by gaining unauthorized access to the computer and bank account between June and August 2022.

The CBI spokesperson said in a statement, it is alleged that on the pretext of offering technical support services, the accused gave false information to the US-based victim that his bank account has been hacked. His money may be lost due to the hacking. He asked the victim to transfer 453,953 US dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet. In this way, the accused carried out the fraud by getting the money transferred to his cryptocurrency wallet.