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CBI Searches 22 Locations, Arrests Two In ₹11.42 Crore Fraud
The Central Bureau of Investigation is investigating a large online scam called digital arrest.
Scammers allegedly pretended to be police officers and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India officials.
They kept one victim under remote digital detention for three months.
The victim was reportedly pressured into sending ₹11.42 crore.
Investigators searched 22 places in 10 states and arrested two people in Gujarat.
The two suspects allegedly helped receive and move ₹2.5 crore of the stolen money.
Officials also found digital devices, banking records, chats and documents.
The CBI is continuing to look for other members of the alleged cybercrime network.
The CBI searched 22 locations across 10 states in a digital-arrest case.
Two accused, Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas, were arrested in Gujarat.
A victim was allegedly held under digital arrest for three months and forced to transfer ₹11.42 crore.
Investigators allege the accused handled ₹2.5 crore through a private company account and moved funds to accomplices.
Across four cases in the past 30 days, the CBI searched 142 locations in 22 states and arrested 17 people.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation, two arrested accused—Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas—and an alleged cybercrime syndicate.
- What
- The CBI conducted searches and arrested two people over an alleged ₹11.42 crore digital-arrest cyber fraud.
- Where
- The searches covered 22 locations in 10 states; the two accused were arrested in Gujarat.
- When
- The searches occurred as part of action taken in the past 30 days across four cases.
- Why
- The CBI is investigating the alleged syndicate, tracing fraud proceeds and identifying other participants.
Key facts
- Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Victim’s alleged loss
- ₹11.42 crore
- Duration of alleged digital arrest
- Three months
- Current searches
- 22 locations across 10 states
- Arrests in reported case
- Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas
- Funds allegedly handled by accused
- ₹2.5 crore
- Broader CBI action
- 142 locations across 22 states and 17 arrests in four cases over the past 30 days
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