3 held for Rs 2.07-crore digital arrest fraud targeting retiree
The CBI on Friday arrested three persons after conducting searches at seven locations across Odisha and Rajasthan in connection with a digital arrest scam in which a retired government employee was swindled out of ₹2.07 crore.
The accused were identified as Bibekananda Dixit and Jayant Kumar Acharya from Balasore, Odisha, and Kanhaiya Lal from Nagaur, Rajasthan. “The trio were allegedly involved in conning a Jalandhar-based retired government employee who was coerced into transferring ₹2.07 crore under the threat of digital arrest,” said a CBI official.
