<h1>Transnational cyber fraud using 111 shell companies and mule accounts allegedly siphoned around Rs 1,000 crore via technology driven schemes.</h1> The CBI filed a chargesheet against 17 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies for an alleged transnational cyber fraud and money laundering network that used 111 shell companies, mule accounts and technology platforms to siphon about Rs 1,000 crore; investigators attribute operational direction to four named foreign handlers and cite digital forensic evidence and active foreign linked UPI activity establishing ongoing external control.