New Delhi, June 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on Thursday conducted coordinated searches in more than 80 locations across the country in connection with digital arrests scams that have been plaguing the country for the past few years.

The CBI, under Operation Chakra-VI, constituted 60 special

teams and conducted coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states, namely Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka and Odisha.

Two persons, one from Kolkata and one from Chennai, have been arrested post the raids. They were allegedly involved in incorporating of shel companies and opening...