Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Chandigarh Police have arrested a 34-year-old man from Howrah, West Bengal, in connection with an alleged digital arrest scam involving Rs 9.51 lakh, police said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Raj Kumar Shaw, was arrested by a team of Police Station Cyber Crime, Sector 17, Chandigarh, from Howrah in connection with FIR No. 102 dated September 27, 2024, registered under under Sections 308 (7), 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340 (2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the statement provided by police, the case was registered on the complaint of a Chandigarh resident who alleged that Rs 9,51,347 was transferred from her bank account after she was threatened with a digital arrest.

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