The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday (December 15, 2025) has exposed a big network spreading cyber fraud across the country. Through this network, fake SMS were sent to people, through which digital arrests, fake loans, investment scams and other frauds were carried out. CBI has arrested three accused in this case, whose names are Sonveer Singh, Manish Upreti and Himalaya.
This action of CBI has been taken under Operation Chakra-V, the objective of which is to attack the root of cyber crime. Investigation revealed that this organized gang operating from Delhi-NCR and Chandigarh area was providing bulk SMS service to cyber criminals. The surprising thing is that foreign cyber thugs were also using this system to defraud Indian citizens.
What was revealed in the CBI investigation?
CBI investigation also revealed that about 21 thousand SIM cards were obtained by violating DoT rules. These SIM cards were being controlled through an online platform and fake messages were being sent on a large scale. In these messages, personal and bank related information was stolen from people by showing them cheap loans, high profitable investments and other greedy schemes.
CBI in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and based on inputs received from the Sanchar Sathi portal, M/s Lord Mahavira Services India Pvt. Ltd. A case was registered against a private company named. The allegation is that this company was running this entire illegal system, due to which fraudulent messages were being sent to lakhs of people across the country.
CBI raids in Chandigarh along with Delhi-NCR
Several CBI teams raided several locations in Delhi, Noida and Chandigarh, from where a complete active setup was found, in which servers, communication devices, USB hubs, dongles and thousands of SIM cards were recovered. Lakhs of fake SMS were being sent every day through this system.
CBI got many important evidences
During this action, CBI has also seized important digital evidence, unaccounted cash and cryptocurrency. Initial investigation has also revealed the role of channel partners and their employees of some telecom companies, who helped in providing SIM cards wrongly.
So far, three accused named Sonveer Singh, Manish Upreti and Himalaya have been arrested in this case. The investigation of the case is ongoing. CBI says that further arrests may be made in this case.
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