In a major action, CBI has arrested a cyber thug who used to cheat the citizens of Japan through fake tech support scam. Accused Dwibendu Mohara was caught by the agency from Bhubaneswar airport when he returned to India from abroad. This arrest has been made under Operation Chakra-V, which has been launched by CBI against international cyber crime gangs.
CBI investigation revealed that Dwibendu Mohara had opened Voip Connect Pvt. in Noida. Ltd. A fake call center was being run under this name. From here, its employees used to call the people of Japan, posing as tech support staff of multinational companies like Microsoft. They used to deceive people by telling them that their computer has a virus or security issue and then get them to transfer money.
Accused fled from Bhubaneswar to UAE
CBI said that in May 2025, 19 locations in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were raided in this case. Six people were arrested in this action. Meanwhile, on May 29, Mohara had fled from Bhubaneswar and gone to UAE. Now CBI arrested him on his return.
After his arrest, Mohara was brought to Delhi and presented in the court, from where he was sent to police custody for three days, so that he could be interrogated.
CBI has so far arrested a total of seven accused in this case.
Chargesheet filed by CBI
Chargesheet has been filed against everyone by CBI. All the accused are currently in judicial custody. The agency said that the help of Japan’s National Police Agency and Microsoft Corporation was taken in this operation.
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