India, May 28 -- A special court has rejected the bail pleas of two West Tripura residents arrested for allegedly supplying activated WhatsApp accounts to Cambodia-based cyber fraudsters involved in "digital arrest" scams.

Additional sessions judge Umesh Sorte denied bail to Shantanu Sen and Subrata Barma, citing the "serious nature" of the allegations, the "organised manner" in which the offence was allegedly committed, and the "possibility of the accused hampering" the probe.

The duo was arrested on March 8 in connection with a case registered by the West Zone cyber police after a Mumbai woman was allegedly cheated of Rs.33.5 lakh.

According to the complaint, the woman began receiving calls in December 2024 from persons posing as off...