In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully apprehended a crucial member of an international syndicate responsible for “tech support scams” primarily targeting Japanese citizens. This arrest is a part of the ongoing nationwide initiative, ‘Operation Chakra-V,’ aimed at dismantling cybercriminal networks.
The individual arrested has been identified as Dwibendu Moharana. He was intercepted by authorities at Bhubaneswar airport on Thursday, October 30, 2025, upon his return to India.
According to the CBI, Moharana was the mastermind behind an illegal call center involved in highly sophisticated social engineering and deceptive practices. His operatives allegedly impersonated technical support staff from various multinational companies, coercing Japanese victims into making payments under false pretenses.
Following his apprehension, Moharana was transported to Delhi under a transit warrant and appeared before a special court, which subsequently remanded him to CBI custody for a period of three days.
This latest arrest brings the total number of individuals apprehended in this case to seven, all of whom have been formally charged and are currently held in judicial custody. The CBI highlighted that ‘Operation Chakra-V,’ executed in close collaboration with Japan’s National Police Agency and Microsoft Corporation, has dealt a considerable blow to the syndicate’s operational capabilities.
The previous phase of the operation, conducted on May 28, 2025, involved simultaneous raids at 19 locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. These raids led to the initial arrest of six operatives and the successful shutdown of two illegal call centers that were actively engaged in these transnational tech support scams against Japanese nationals.
Among those previously arrested were Ashu Singh from Delhi, Kapil Ghakhar from Panipat, Rohit Maurya from Ayodhya, and Shubham Jaiswal, Vivek Raj, and Adarsh Kumar, all hailing from Varanasi.