Indian CBI Raids 89 Locations Across 20 States Under Operation Chakra-VI
The CBI has raided 89 locations across 20 states under Operation Chakra-VI in India.The Supreme Court is pushing for bank freeze procedures as authorities target mule accounts. Banks must distinguish intentional mule accounts from innocent people who unknowingly receive fraud funds. Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a nationwide crackdown under Operation Chakra-VI. The operation is focused on transnational cybercrime networks involved in “digital arrest” scams that have defrauded victims by an estimated ₹42.36 crore in three major cases. The Supreme Court, on the other hand, is pushing for a standardised bank freeze mechanism. CBI Raids 89 Sites Under Operation Chakra-VI On September 4, 2026, CBI launched coordinated searches in 89 locations across 20 states under Operation Chakra-VI, its nationwide crackdown against organised cybercrime networks involved in digital arrest scams. The action focused on three major cases that the agency had taken over from state police, in which victims were allegedly kept under prolonged “digital arrest” by fraudsters impersonating police and other officials and coerced into transferring funds. The three cases together involved alleged losses of ₹42.36 crore. In the first case, linked to BITS Pilani, the victim was held under digital arrest for three months and defrauded of ₹7.67 crore.









