Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Kolkata Resident Loses Rs 3.26 Crore in Digital Arrest Scam
A Kolkata resident was tricked by people pretending to be police officers.
The callers allegedly told the person not to leave home.
They also showed fake orders from the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The pressure reportedly made the victim transfer shares, mutual funds and cash.
The total loss was Rs 3.26 crore.
Cybercrime police investigated the complaint.
They arrested three men from Kolkata and Howrah.
The suspects are now being questioned.
Police say the case involved a digital arrest scam.
Scammers allegedly posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officers defrauded a Kolkata resident of Rs 3.26 crore.
The victim was reportedly pressured into transferring shares, mutual funds and cash.
Fraudsters allegedly used forged Central Bureau of Investigation orders to intimidate the victim.
Bidhannagar cybercrime police arrested three Kolkata and Howrah residents in connection with the case.
The victim complained in January, and police apprehended the suspects after a seven-month investigation.
- Who
- A Kolkata resident was allegedly defrauded; three men—Biku Kumar, Durant Patra and Mohammad Zayed—were arrested.
- What
- An alleged digital arrest scam involving impersonated Mumbai Crime Branch officers and forged Central Bureau of Investigation orders led to a loss of Rs 3.26 crore.
- When
- The victim filed a complaint in January; the arrests followed a seven-month investigation.
- Where
- The complaint was filed at New Town police station, and the investigation was handled by Bidhannagar cybercrime police. The suspects are residents of Kolkata and Howrah.
- Why
- The alleged scammers used threats, pressure and forged official orders to make the victim transfer shares, mutual funds and cash.
- Reported loss
- Rs 3.26 crore
- Alleged impersonation
- Mumbai Crime Branch officers
- Alleged forged document
- Central Bureau of Investigation orders
- Arrests
- Three men
- Investigating unit
- Bidhannagar cybercrime police
- Complaint location
- New Town police station
- Investigation duration
- Seven months