Archive · 26 Jun 2025
STF Uncovers Digital Arrest Link in ₹1.88 Crore Fraud
The Special Task Force (STF) is investigating a big investment scam and found that the people behind it were also doing something called 'digital arrest.'
In a digital arrest, criminals trick people into sending money, threatening them.
The STF is looking into how a person from Navi Mumbai lost ₹1.88 crore through digital arrest.
They had already caught some people in the investment fraud.
The gang moved about ₹2,400 crore through their bank accounts, tricking victims into investing in foreign exchange.
The STF has also recovered ₹100 crore and expects to arrest more people as they continue the investigation.
STF investigation uncovers 'digital arrest' link in investment fraud case.
A Navi Mumbai resident was defrauded of ₹1.88 crore in a digital arrest scam.
The STF previously arrested two individuals involved in an inter-state investment fraud gang.
Transactions of around ₹2,400 crore occurred through the gang's company accounts.
STF has seized ₹100 crore deposited in various banks, and more arrests are expected.
- Who
- The Special Task Force (STF) and an inter-state investment fraud gang.
- What
- STF found a link between an investment fraud case and cybercrime involving 'digital arrest'.
- When
- The investigation is ongoing.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The STF is investigating the investment fraud, and discovered connections to cybercrimes like 'digital arrest'.
Victims
Perpetrators
Digital Arrest
Victims
Victims of digital arrest scams are defrauded of their money through threats and intimidation.
Perpetrators
Perpetrators use digital arrest scams to extort money from victims.
- Involved
- Inter-state investment fraud gang
- Victim Location
- Navi Mumbai
- Amount defrauded in digital arrest
- ₹1.88 crore
- Total transactions through gang accounts
- ₹2,400 crore
- Amount seized
- ₹100 crore