Delhi man put under ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs 25 lakh; 3 held

Three cyber thugs have been arrested for duping a Delhi resident of Rs 25 lakh by putting him under ‘digital arrest’, police said on Monday.

Rahul Verma, Shantanu Richoriya (26), and Arjun Singh (25), were arrested from a hotel in the Paharganj area of the national capital, they said.

The suspects operated from hotel rooms in Delhi and worked with account holders, commonly known as ‘mules’, who were brought in person to facilitate transactions, an official said.