Probing cyber fraud, ED arrests two masterminds in Kolkata, Delhi

CHENNAI: Investigating a ‘digital arrest’ cyber scam case where a Chennai woman was defrauded of Rs 33 lakh, the Enforcement Directorate’s Chennai zone has arrested two masterminds in Kolkata and New Delhi while they were fleeing the country, an official release on Monday said.

The agency said the duo played a key role in managing mule accounts, converting the illicit cash into cryptocurrency and transferring it to foreign countries.