Bicholim, Jan. 31 -- The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested two persons in connection with a major inter-state cyber fraud case involving a "digital arrest" scam worth Rs1.42 crore, police said on Saturday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Ashadul Islam (24) and Yasmina Ahmed (32), residents of Marigaon, Assam.

The case, registered under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) read with relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act, is based on a complaint filed by a resident of Bicholim in North Goa.

According to police, the accused impersonated officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Supreme Court, using multiple WhatsApp numbers to place th...