Overview
- CBI teams conducted coordinated searches on January 30 at 35 locations across Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana and West Bengal.
- Two alleged key operatives were arrested and identified as Pfokrehrii Peter and Suraj Srivastava.
- Investigators cracked a racket using the domain eservicemoi-Kw.com to peddle fake Kuwaiti e-visas and job appointment letters, seizing electronic devices and about ₹60 lakh in cash.
- The disrupted networks targeted victims in the United States, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Ireland, Singapore and India using pseudonymous online identities.
- CBI said mule bank accounts used to channel proceeds were identified and taken down in coordination with the FBI, INTERPOL and agencies in the UK, Kuwait, Ireland and Singapore.