India, Sept. 5 -- As 'digital arrest' scams continue to spread across the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime syndicates allegedly involved in defrauding victims of crores of rupees. The agency conducted coordinated searches at 89 locations across 20 states and arrested three people allegedly involved in receiving, layering and dispersing proceeds of the fraud.

The searches and arrests were carried out as part of investigations into three cybercrime cases involving alleged fraud of a combined Rs.42.36 crore, officials said on Friday. One of the cases is from Gujarat, while the other two are from Pilani in Rajasthan and Karnataka.

The three cases are among several 'digital ...