The Union Territory’s cybercrime investigators have arrested another member of an online cheating gang involved in a digital arrest scam that allegedly defrauded a city resident of Rs85 lakh, police said on Friday.
With the latest arrest, two accused have been taken into custody so far in the case, which was registered at the Cyber Police Station on January 9.
The arrested accused has been identified as Sibgathulla Beg alias Syed (28), a resident of Bengaluru, Karnataka. According to police officials, the victim received repeated phone calls from unknown numbers, during which the accused allegedly posed as law enforcement officials and intimidated the complainant into transferring money.
Investigators said the fraudsters used the tactic of a so-called “digital arrest” to pressure the victim, falsely claiming legal action unless immediate payments were made.
Police stated that further investigation is underway to identify other members of the gang and trace the money trail.
