Digital arrest scam: Delhi cops uncover Rs 100 crore fraud; two arrested

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The Delhi Police has arrested two men in connection with a digital arrest scam linked to at least 190 cyber fraud complaints and suspected proceeds of over Rs 100 crore, police said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Anish Singh and Mani Singh, were arrested after a woman filed a complaint by a woman who paid them Rs 40 lakh. According to the police, the victim was kept under digital arrest between October 15 and December 12, last year.

An investigation was taken up following which the police team reconstructed digital trail and traced several suspicious bank accounts and UPI IDs linked to shell entities operating across multiple states. Transaction analysis revealed layered fund movement, and data showed 190 complaints involving over Rs 100 crore linked to the account.

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