The Agra police on Monday claimed a major breakthrough in a "digital arrest" case, arresting two suspects from Rajasthan who were involved in extorting money through this cybercrime, an official said.
The investigators have also discovered that the scammed money was transferred abroad.
The accused had posed as a police officer and coerced a woman into transferring money under the fear of legal consequences.
Digital arrest is a growing cybercrime where fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials and falsely accuse the victims of crimes like drug smuggling or money laundering.
They use intimidation tactics to convince victims that they are under "digital arrest" and demand money to "resolve" the case.
Under fear, the victims comply and transfer large sums of money to the fraudsters' accounts. The latest case here emerged when Agra resident Nijhat Khatoon received a phone call on January 16.
The caller introduced himself as a police officer and falsely accused her of being involved in drug smuggling and money laundering. Khatoon was told that she could escape the case by paying a certain amount, according to officials.
Fearing legal trouble, she transferred Rs 2.8 lakh into the account provided by the caller.
On January 20, she filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station, they said. "We have arrested Arif and Divyansh, both residents of Kota, Rajasthan. Divyansh is a manager at a private bank and had helped Arif open a bank account.
These were the accounts where Nijhat Khatoon's money was transferred," said DCP City Suraj Rai. -- PTI
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