Three individuals were arrested in Noida for extorting money through a cyber scam known as ‘digital arrest.’ The scheme involves impersonating law enforcement officials, such as CBI agents, and threatening victims with arrest over fake international parcels containing banned drugs. The arrest followed a woman’s complaint about losing Rs 84 lakh to the fraud. Cyber Crime Police Inspector Ranjit Singh confirmed that the accused, including a bank employee and an account holder, are linked to multiple fraud cases. One accomplice was previously arrested by Delhi Police. Further investigations are in progress.
Noida:
On Tuesday, authorities apprehended three individuals accused of extorting money through a scheme referred to as ‘digital arrest’, according to police reports.
Ranjit Singh, the Inspector in charge of the Cyber Crime Police Station, stated that the case came to light after a woman submitted a complaint, alleging that she was defrauded of Rs 84 lakh via this ‘digital arrest’ scam.
‘Digital arrest’ represents an emerging form of cyber fraud, where perpetrators impersonate officials from law enforcement agencies, such as the CBI or customs agents, and intimidate victims into believing they will be arrested via video calls related to fictitious international shipments of illicit drugs.
The officer noted that following the woman’s complaint, a case was filed, and an investigation commenced, leading to the arrest of three suspects: Ram Singh, Akshay Kumar, and Narendra Singh Chauhan.
According to the officer, Akshay Kumar works as a bank employee, while Ram Singh holds an account with the bank.
It was mentioned that the suspects have been linked to multiple fraud cases, with one of their accomplices, Umesh Mahajan, having been arrested by Delhi Police on July 30 of the previous year.
Ongoing investigations are underway, he added.
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