The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested three accused after searches in Odisha and Rajasthan in a ₹2.07-crore digital arrest scam. Investigators alleged the suspects laundered the fraud proceeds through multiple bank accounts and a trust to evade detection
The CBI conducted coordinated searches at over 80 locations across 16 states, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, under Operation Chakra-VI targeting digital arrest scams. Two persons were arrested for allegedly operating shell companies and mule accounts used to launder fraudulent proceeds.
An elderly businessman in Belagavi lost Rs 15 crore in a digital arrest cyber fraud after scammers posed as officials and forced fund transfers. Police have frozen some accounts as similar cases continue to rise across Karnataka
A retired Hyderabad district judge lost over Rs 1 crore to a "digital arrest" scam, where cybercriminals falsely accused him of involvement in crimes and demanded money. Police are investigating the case following the victim’s complaint
Delhi Police have arrested eight people, including a priest, in a Rs 14 crore digital arrest fraud case involving an elderly NRI couple. The accused were held from three states and the racket had links to operators based in Cambodia and Nepal
Delhi Police busted two interstate cyberfraud rackets supplying mule bank accounts for online scams, arresting nine persons across four cities. The gangs used layered banking channels, social media and cryptocurrency to launder money cheated from victims nationwide
The Supreme Court has transferred the nationwide ‘digital arrest’ scam investigation to the CBI, directing it to probe all related cases. The court sought assistance from RBI and DoT on fraud detection, SIM regulation and AI-based monitoring while urging swift cybercrime infrastructure upgrades
The Hyderabad Police have issued an advisory warning citizens against ‘digital arrest’ scams. Fraudsters posing as police or government officials extort money by threatening victims with fake cases. Officials urged the public to stay alert and report such incidents immediately.
Three students from Hyderabad and Nalgonda were arrested for supplying bank accounts used in a 'digital arrest' scam that defrauded a government employee of ₹6.5 lakh. Police say the trio is linked to 23 cyber fraud cases across India.
Three cybercriminals were arrested in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur for duping a retired Khammam man of Rs 59 lakh after threatening him with digital arrest. The trio, posing as Bengaluru Police, were remanded following a confession by one of the accused
Had it not been for the alert staff, the cyber fraud would have been perpetrated on a retired PSU employee and his wife, who walked into the bank with a request to transfer Rs 46 lakh by RTGS to an account of ICICI Bank in Aurangabad.
'Digital arrest' is a new method of cyber fraud, in which the fraudsters scare people by making audio or video calls by posing as law enforcement officers
The authorities in Hyderabad have warned general public, especially those who spend a lot of time browsing the internet, to look out for Digital Arrest Scam.
