Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- The Hyderabad cybercrimes police officials have apprehended an individual accused of arranging and supplying mule bank accounts to cyber fraudsters, including Chinese nationals, in a digital arrest fraud.

The accused, Sambit Kumar Naik, son of Sripati Naik and aged 24, worked as a freelance model. A native of Odisha, he was involved in a 2025 digital arrest scam, where fraudsters duped an elderly woman of Rs 6.60 lakh.

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The accused allegedly impersonated the Bengaluru Police via WhatsApp and threatened her with digital arrest, using forged documents, said Rahul Hegde, Cybercrime Deputy Commissioner, in a release.

Due to continuous threats and mental harassment, the victim repo...