A 38-year-old man, Partha Pratim Bora, from Assam, was arrested by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai for swindling Rs 92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam.
The victim received a WhatsApp call in September from an individual posing as a Maharashtra Police officer. The caller falsely claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar-linked mobile number was involved in money laundering, and an arrest warrant had been issued. Over the next day, the victim was coerced into transferring money to a bank account for verification by the RBI. Trusting the caller, the victim sent Rs 92 lakh.
Once the victim realized the fraud, he filed a complaint with the police, who began investigating. The trail led to Harshi Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd in Assam. A special police team traveled to Assam, where they apprehended Bora, the company’s operator. During the investigation, authorities discovered that Bora had siphoned off Rs 3.8 crore from eight similar digital arrest scams on the same day he deceived the victim.
