Cyber gang posing as Mumbai Crime Branch ‘digitally arrests’ NRI in Australia, siphons off Rs 48 lakh

AHMEDABAD: A cyber fraud gang impersonating Mumbai Crime Branch officers digitally arrested an NRI youth in Australia, kept him under virtual surveillance for a month, and siphoned off Rs 48 lakh from his bank accounts in Australia and Ahmedabad.

Cybercrime has taken a darker and more aggressive form, with its latest victim being an Indian youth settled in Australia. The victim’s family resides in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.