In a major cybercrime breakthrough, a special police team arrested three members of a digital arrest scam gang that defrauded a Mahmoorganj resident, Subhash Chandra, of Rs49.4 lakh.
Announcing the arrests on Tuesday, ADCP Shruti Srivastava said that Chandra filed a complaint at the cybercrime police station, alleging that cybercriminals had threatened him with a “digital arrest” and coerced him into transferring large sums of money.
Following the registration of a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and IT Act, a special team launched an investigation.
The accused were identified as:
Gaurav Jaiswal, 22
Tabish Ur-Rehman, 21
Asad Vakil Khan, 27
(All residents of Khairabad, Sitapur district)
Police recovered multiple mobile phones used in the crime and Rs3,000 in cash from the trio.
The gang’s modus operandi involved luring individuals with the promise of money and convincing them to open bank accounts. The gang retained all account-related documents and used the accounts to launder funds obtained through digital fraud and international investment scams. After moving the stolen money through various accounts, they withdrew the cash and paid their foreign cybercrime collaborators in dollars—after taking their own commission.
Further investigations are ongoing to identify additional accomplices and international links.
