Rs 42 lakh digital arrest fraud: Delhi cyber cell nabs three fraudsters for duping elderly

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on the cyber fraudsters, the Cyber cell of Delhi Police Crime Branch apprehended three accused for cheating an elderly citizen, also a retired government employee, of Rs 42 lakh on Tuesday, said an official.

The cyber cell also unearthed the money trail used by cyber criminals to divert the money through multiple channels to escape the clutches of law.

The senior citizen was cheated of nearly Rs 42.49 lakhs through digital arrest, and the cyber cell managed to trace Rs 8.49 lakhs, being siphoned off to multiple bank accounts.

The arrest exposes the deep nexus of organised cyber fraud and disrupted crucial financial pipelines misused to cheat citizens. The accused had provided his current bank account to interstate cyber syndicates, thereby facilitating the diversion and laundering of victims' funds through multiple channels.