Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations across seven States including Madhya Pradesh and held three persons in connection with the mule bank account network busted by it last month, officials said.
The searches were conducted at Madhya Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan during an operation conducted by the agency under ongoing Operation Chakra-V to combat cybercrime and digital arrest scams, they said.
The CBI officials have so far seized voluminous incriminating evidence including mobile phones, bank account opening documents, transaction records and KYC papers.
The operation has also led to the arrest of three persons for their active role in facilitating and operating mule bank accounts used to channel and conceal proceeds of various cyber frauds.
Earlier, acting on specific source information and after verification, the CBI had registered a case on June 25, 2025 against 37 accused persons under IPC/BNS and the Prevention of Corruption Act. After initial searches in June, 2025 CBI is now carrying out further searches covering seven states based on fresh inputs received.
The searches are aimed at dismantling the infrastructure of cybercrime syndicates by identifying and neutralizing mule accounts that channel and conceal proceeds of crimes.
The arrested individuals facilitated the operation of these mule bank accounts which were used to transfer the proceeds of crimes generated through digital arrest scams, impersonation, fraudulent advertisements, investment frauds and other related cyber offences.
