New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The CBI, under Operation Chakra-VI, conducted searches at 89 locations across 20 states and arrested three people in connection with three digital arrest fraud cases involving over Rs 42 crore.
The agency took over cases registered by Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka Police, in which fraudsters allegedly posed as police personnel and digitally detained victims before cheating them of crores. In Rajasthan, a BITS Pilani student was allegedly kept under digital arrest for nearly three months and cheated of Rs 7.67 crore. A Gujarat victim was defrauded of Rs 19.24 crore over three months, while a Karnataka victim allegedly lost Rs 15.45 crore after being digitally detained for a month.
Searches were conducted after analysing financial transactions and account-access details. The arrested accused allegedly helped receive, layer and transfer the fraudulently obtained funds. Haryana's Akash "received Rs 1.95 crore, while Kolkata-based Raja Karmakar received Rs 1.50 crore in his company's account. The role of Jyoti Rani, who withdrew and transferred funds, is under investigation".
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