Assam: Police arrests a man for his involvement in cybercrimes

Bongaigaon: According to police, a man was arrested in Assam on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes, mostly financial ones. Multiple raids were carried out on Tuesday in the state in coordination with the Central Bureau of Investigation, according to a senior officer of the Assam Police (CBI). “Based on cases reported to the Assam Police, we carried out the raids in Bongaigaon and Majuli. During the raid, one person from Bongaigaon was detained " he added. Another suspect, also from Majuli, has been reported missing; according to family and neighbours, he hasn’t visited the village since 2004, the officer told PTI. The investigators seized a mobile phone and some documents from the arrested person in Bongaigaon, and recovered a duplicate NRC list from the residence of the Majuli suspect, he added. The Assam Police acted on the basis of different cases registered with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in 2019, the officer said. The CBI on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Chakra’ in coordination with Interpol, FBI and police forces of multiple countries against cyber criminals involved in financial crimes, carrying out searches at 115 locations with police forces in multiple states. The CBI has registered 11 cases against cyber criminals involved in financial frauds using the internet and the agency conducted searches at 87 locations in 16 states, while 28 locations were raided by the state police forces. Police Forces of eight states and union territories, including Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh and Haryana, participated in the operation, CBI said in a statement. The agencies have seized about Rs 1.8 crore in cash and 1.5 kg gold, while bank accounts with an amount of around Rs 1.89 crore have been frozen in Karnataka. The action took place in coordination with Interpol, FBI, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Australian Federal Police. Read all the **_Latest News_** _, _ **_Trending News_** _, _ **_Cricket News_** _, _ **_Bollywood News_** _, _ **_India News_** and **_Entertainment News_** here. Follow us on Facebook_, _ Twitter and Instagram_._