Chandigarh Police nab Bengaluru man for digital arrest fraud
Investigations revealed that part of defrauded money was credited to an Axis Bank account
The Chandigarh Police have arrested another accused in a cyber fraud case involving a fake ‘digital arrest’. Sibgathulla Baig, alias Syed (28), of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is the second person arrested in the case registered on January 9.
The complainant, a city resident, was allegedly targeted by unidentified callers posing as officials from the Telecom Authority of India, ICICI Bank and the Vigilance Department. The complainant was threatened with a fabricated money-laundering case and a so-called “digital arrest”. To avoid legal action, the victim was fraudulently persuaded into purchasing a “Priority Innocence Certificate” and transfer a total of Rs 85 lakh to multiple bank accounts.
Investigations revealed that part of the defrauded money was credited to an Axis Bank account in the name of SK Collection, owned by the accused.
