UP man loses ₹1 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam with fake court hearings
Shahjahanpur (UP), Jul 2 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested seven men who allegedly impersonated officials from the ED and the CBI to “digitally arrest” a Shahjahanpur resident and swindle more than ₹one crore through a fabricated online court proceeding, an official said.
The gang’s modus operandi involved convincing the victim, 60-year-old Sharad Chand, that he was under investigation for an alleged illegal transaction of ₹2.8 crore, the officer said.
