Two held in multi-crore digital arrest scam as CBI raids 80 locations nationwide

The CBI on Thursday raided over 80 locations across the country and arrested two persons, including one from Calcutta, in connection with more than 200 cases of digital arrest scams involving several crores.

The raids were part of the ongoing probe to dismantle cybercrime infrastructure facilitating digital arrest cases across the country. The accused, identified as Naresh from Chennai and Sanjib Saha, a resident of Calcutta, were part of a network allegedly linked to over 200 cases of cyber-enabled fraud that ensnared hundreds of people in digital arrest scams.