India’s Central Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, has busted a transnational cybercrime syndicate that defrauded American citizens of nearly $40 million (approximately Rs 330 crore) through technical-support scams, the US embassy in New Delhi said on Wednesday.
The two agencies collaborated through intelligence sharing to dismantle the network, the embassy said in a social media post, thanking CBI for its support in the operation.
Three persons, Jigar Ahmed, Yash Khurana and Inder Jeet Singh Bali, were arrested in connection with the case, The New Indian Express quoted unidentified officials as saying on Monday.
The persons accused in the matter had allegedly impersonated technical-support staff to gain access to victims’ computers and bank accounts between 2023 and 2025, a statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation said.
They allegedly convinced victims that their funds had been compromised and coerced them into transferring money to cryptocurrency wallets.
The CBI registered a case on August 18 and carried out searches in Amritsar and Delhi, PTI reported.
It said that 34 persons were “caught red-handed” at an illegal call centre operating out of Global Tower in Amritsar.
The raids led to the seizure of several electronic gadgets and other digital evidence. The CBI said it also recovered Rs 54 lakh in cash and electronic from locations in Amritsar and Delhi in subsequent searches.
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