The accused, Dwibendu Moharana, was intercepted by CBI officials at Bhubaneswar airport on Thursday (October 30) upon his return to India. According to the agency, Moharana had fled to the United Arab Emirates in May this year, immediately after the CBI uncovered his illegal call centre.
The CBI stated that the accused operated a fraudulent call centre under the name Voip Connect Private Limited, based in Noida. The operation involved elaborate social engineering schemes, where callers impersonated technical support staff from reputed multinational companies. They tricked Japanese victims into believing their computers were infected with malware or security issues, and then charged them hefty “service fees” for bogus repairs.
The agency’s investigation has so far led to the arrest of seven individuals, including Moharana. Following his arrest, he was brought to Delhi on a transit warrant and produced before a special court, which remanded him to CBI custody for three days.
Earlier, on May 28, 2025, the CBI conducted coordinated searches at 19 locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The operation resulted in the arrest of six operatives and the dismantling of two illegal call centres engaged in the same scam. Those arrested included Ashu Singh from Delhi; Kapil Ghakhar from Panipat; Rohit Maurya from Ayodhya; and Shubham Jaiswal, Vivek Raj, and Adarsh Kumar from Varanasi.
The agency confirmed that chargesheets have been filed against all arrested individuals, who are currently under judicial custody.
According to the CBI, the operation was conducted in close cooperation with the National Police Agency of Japan and Microsoft Corporation, significantly disrupting the syndicate’s network and financial operations.
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