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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismantled transnational cybercrime networks across multiple States in coordination with its counterparts from the United States, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Ireland and Singapore. Two alleged key operatives have been arrested.
The arrested accused have been identified as Suraj Srivastava, who was involved in a Kuwaiti e-visa racket, and one Pfokrehrii Peter. The action has been taken as part of Operation Cystrike, being led by the CBI in collaboration with the Interpol and foreign law enforcement agencies, including the U.S.’s Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On January 30, the CBI conducted searches at 35 locations spread across Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana and West Bengal. During the operation, it detected transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks being operated by the accused persons targeting the victims from the U.S., U.K., Kuwait, Ireland, Singapore and India, online using pseudonymous identities.
The agency seized electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones, and computer hard disks, containing “incriminating digital evidence”.
The CBI busted another network operated by the accused persons from Delhi, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Karnataka via a website “https://eservicemoi-Kw.com”, through which Kuwaiti e-visas and jobs in leading Kuwait-based companies were being offered to Indian nationals for exchange of money, it said.
Electronic devices seized
“During search operations, the CBI seized electronic devices viz. laptops/mobile phones/computer hard disks containing fake Kuwaiti e-visas and offer for appointments for working in leading Kuwaiti companies. An amount of ₹60 lakh was also recovered from one of the accused persons during search proceedings,” said the agency.
The mule accounts involved in channelising the proceeds of crime from the foreign victims to the accused persons were identified and taken down at the CBI’s instance.
Published – February 02, 2026 08:04 pm IST
