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Pune : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken action in 32 cities across the country against cyber thieves who have been cheating citizens with different types of bait and fear of action by the Central Investigation Agency. The CBI team arrested ten people from Pune in this case.
Cyber crimes are on the rise across the country. Cyber thieves have set up their network across the country. After the CBI received information that more than 170 people were involved in a gang that cheated citizens, raids were conducted at 32 places across the country including Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam. This action was taken by CBI on Thursday (September 26).
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Call centers were started by cyber crooks to cheat citizens. It was revealed that the thieves were using the modern system in the call center to lure the citizens into the net of fraud. After the cyber crooks cheated the citizens, the relevant amount was transferred to a separate account. Investigation revealed that 170 people were involved in the online fraud case. The CBI team has arrested five persons from Hyderabad and 11 persons from Visakhapatnam.
Source: Marathi