NEW DELHI:Delhi Police has cracked a digital arrest fraud case and arrested two accused from Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir and Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
Police said victim was coerced into transferring Rs 6 lakh by fraudsters posing as law-enforcement officials. Victim was threatened in name of digital arrest and forced to transfer money.
During investigation, police traced the money trail from Federal Bank account to Kotak Mahindra Bank account. The account linked to one accused was found connected to 10 NCRP complaints across different states and had witnessed transactions worth around Rs 50 lakh.
Police seized 3 mobile phones, 4 ATM/debit cards, 5 cheque books and 5 rubber stamps from accused.
Technical probe has uncovered Cambodia-linked digital trail and overseas connection is under investigation.
Accused have been identified as Ritish Kumar Mehra of Kathua and Mukesh Kumhar of Bhilwara. Both have no previous criminal involvement as per police.
Further investigation is underway.