Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- The UT cyber police have arrested a second accused in a Rs.85 lakh "digital arrest" case in which a Chandigarh resident was duped by callers posing as government and bank officials.

The accused has been identified as Sibgathulla Baig alias Syed, 28, a resident of the Neelasandra area in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was arrested during a raid conducted with the assistance of local police in Bengaluru.

According to police, the complainant had received multiple calls from unknown persons who claimed to be officials of the Telecom Authority of India, ICICI Bank and the vigilance department. The callers threatened him with a fake "digital arrest" in a fabricated money-laundering case and persuaded him to pay up to avoid le...