Ranchi, Jul 21 (PTI) The Jharkhand CID has arrested the prime accused in connection with a digital arrest case involving an amount of Rs 49.88 lakh, from Ahmedabad, officials said on Monday.
The action came following a complaint lodged by a senior citizen in Ranchi, who was “duped of Rs 48.88 lakh” by cyber criminals impersonating as Bengaluru police officers, they said.
“The fraudsters falsely accused the complainant of being involved in a Rs 300-crore case and placed him under ‘digital arrest’ (video call intimidation), forcing him to deposit the money,” a release issued by the CID said.
Based on technical analysis and inputs from the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), the prime accused was arrested from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, it said.
A mobile phone, SIM card and three cheque books were recovered from his possession, the release added. PTI SAN RBT
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