New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a key absconding accused linked to the operation of a transnational cybercrime network, and busted an illegal call centre in Lucknow that was allegedly targeting US nationals, the agency said in a release on Thursday.

The accused was identified as Vikas Kumar Nimar.

According to the CBI, the agency had registered a case on 24 September 2024 and had earlier conducted extensive searches at multiple locations linked to the accused. In September 2024, the agency dismantled four illegal call centres operating in Pune, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam.

The agency said that "one key operative, Vikas Kumar Nimar, who was instrumental in establishing and operating the ille...