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Police Arrest Two Over Rs 6 Lakh Digital Arrest Fraud
Police say two men tricked a person in Delhi by pretending to be law-enforcement officials.
They contacted the person on a video call and threatened to arrest him.
The person then sent them Rs 6 lakh.
Police traced the money through bank accounts and arrested the two men in Kathua and Bhilwara.
They say one account linked to the case had about Rs 50 lakh in transactions.
That account was also connected to 10 cyber fraud complaints.
Police are checking a digital trail linked to Cambodia.
They also seized phones, bank cards, cheque books and stamps.
The investigation is still continuing.
Delhi Police arrested Ritish Kumar Mehra in Kathua and Mukesh Kumhar in Bhilwara over an alleged digital arrest scam.
Police say the accused posed as law-enforcement officials on a video call and threatened a Delhi resident with arrest.
The victim allegedly transferred Rs 6 lakh; Rs 5.5 lakh was later moved to an account operated by Mehra.
An account linked to Kumhar reportedly recorded about Rs 50 lakh in transactions and was connected to 10 cyber fraud complaints.
Police are examining a Cambodia-linked digital trail and seized phones, cards, cheque books and rubber stamps.
- Who
- Two accused, Ritish Kumar Mehra and Mukesh Kumhar, and a Delhi resident who reported the alleged fraud.
- What
- Police arrested the two men over an alleged digital arrest scam involving Rs 6 lakh.
- Where
- The victim was in Delhi; Mehra was arrested in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kumhar in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Why
- Police allege the men impersonated law-enforcement officials and threatened the victim with arrest to induce a money transfer.
Key facts
- Amount allegedly taken
- Rs 6 lakh
- Amount transferred to Mehra's account
- Rs 5.5 lakh
- Transactions in another linked account
- Around Rs 50 lakh
- Related cyber fraud complaints
- 10 complaints from different states, according to police
- Seized items
- Three mobile phones, four ATM/debit cards, five cheque books and five rubber stamps
- Investigation status
- Ongoing; police are further examining a Cambodia-linked digital trail
Sources
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