Dehradun, Sept. 7 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 6 Sept: The Uttarakhand STF Cyber Crime Police has arrested two cyber criminals from Karol Bagh, Delhi, in a case of fraud worth Rs 1.47 crore. The accused had cheated a retired Vice Chancellor of Rohilkhand University by trapping her in a "digital arrest" scam.

Police said the criminals posed as officials of the Maharashtra Cyber Crime Department. They told the victim that Rs 60 crore was deposited in a bank account opened in her name and that she was under investigation for money laundering.

Earlier, on August 31, one accused in the same case was arrested from Solan, Himachal Pradesh. With the latest action, the STF has arrested three people linked to this fraud.

The arrested men ha...