Four Gujarat men among 6 held for Rs 92-crore digital arrest scams

The district police have arrested six members involved in several cases of digital arrest scam after coordinated raids were carried out across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat.

The operation led to the identification of 10 members belonging to two organised gangs, the police said. Six of them have been arrested, two are already in jail (to be brought on production warrants), and the remaining two are at large.

SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans claimed that the fraudsters had duped several people, including six from Mohali district, of Rs 92 crore over a period of time.

Those arrested included Gujarat natives Kanabar Yagnik, Vitrag M Shah, Dhawal and Nimesh.

Two FIRs were registered at the Cyber police station in Phase 7. As many as 310 bank accounts across India related to the scams have been frozen or closed.

The accused are also involved in a 2024 case related to Rs 12.50 crore scam registered under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act at the Northeast Division police station, Bengaluru, said DSP Rupinderdeep Kaur Sohi.

The police said one of the accused was a former employee of RBL Bank, who used to route money through hawala transactions. Another accused is based in Dubai against whom legal proceedings will be initiated.