Mumbai, Aug. 10 -- The West Region Cyber Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch has busted a major inter-state gang allegedly involved in cheating citizens by threatening them with "digital arrest" and arrested seven accused in a coordinated operation conducted across multiple states.
According to police, the gang allegedly duped a Mumbai resident of Rs 1.67 crore by falsely claiming that his Aadhaar and PAN card details had been used in a serious money laundering case.
The accused allegedly contacted the victim and posed as law enforcement officials. They told him that his bank accounts needed to be urgently verified and falsely claimed that an arrest warrant had been issued against him by the Supreme Court.
Fearing arrest and legal action, the vi...