India, March 7 -- A Gujarat resident has been arrested for allegedly allowing fraudsters to use his bank account in a "digital arrest" scam, where they cheated a 77-year-old man of Rs.2.25 crore.

The victim was told his name had surfaced in the investigation into the April 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir. To threaten the victim, the fraudsters used the name of the anti-terror National Investigation Agency's former chief Sadanand Date and forged a signature they claimed was his. Date is currently chief of the Maharashtra Police.

Officials of the North Cyber police said they had secured custody of Kishan Makwana, who had allegedly received a commission for allowing his bank account to be misused. According to police, the complai...