Three men were arrested in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly renting out their bank accounts to a gang involved in a large-scale digital arrest scam, police said on Friday.
Inspector Sarita Singh identified the accused as Sadik Patel, Shahid Khan, and Sohel Khokhar. According to the investigation, the trio allowed the scamsters to use their bank accounts to route fraudulent transactions. The gang had cheated a retired medical officer from the city of Rs 4.32 crore using the notorious “digital arrest” method.
Police said the three suspects earned a commission of 4–5% on the money transferred through their accounts, helping the gang mask its financial trail while benefiting from the fraud.
A detailed investigation is ongoing, and authorities are probing the extent of the trio’s involvement and their links to the larger cybercrime network.
The digital arrest scam involves cybercriminals impersonating law enforcement officers during audio or video calls. They intimidate victims with false allegations, digitally confine them in prolonged calls under the guise of interrogation, and eventually coerce them into transferring large sums of money.
