Mangaluru, July 4 -- The Dakshina Kannada District Cyber Crime Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly facilitating 'digital arrest' cyber frauds by arranging bank accounts used to route illegally obtained money.

The accused has been identified as Zubair, a resident of Kudthamugeru in the Kolnadu village of Bantwal taluk. He was arrested on July 3 and later produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

According to the police, Zubair would allegedly persuade innocent individuals to open bank accounts by offering commissions or other incentives. These accounts were then allegedly handed over to cyber fraudsters, who used them to receive and transfer proceeds from online scams involving crores of rupees.

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