Two nabbed in Rs 77L ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The cybercrime cell of the UT police has arrested two persons for duping a city resident of over Rs 77 lakh in a “digital arrest” scam.

The accused were identified as Sajid Ahmed Patel, 30, from Maharashtra, and Shayeed Rafiq Mullah, 37.

The complainant in the case had reported that on July 10, she had received a call from a person posing as a crime branch officer. She was told that her Aadhaar card was linked to money laundering in Mumbai. The accused, using WhatsApp calls, showed fake arrest warrants and Supreme Court orders, coercing her into transferring Rs 77,42,420 to four bank accounts.

Investigation revealed the role of Sajid and Shayeed in the case. Raids were conducted and both of them were arrested. Multiple mobile phones, bank cards, Aadhaar and PAN cards were recovered. The police also secured a lien amount of Rs 20,16,300 in related accounts.

Woman held with heroin

The police arrested a 30-year-old woman from Maloya after she was found in possession of 11.10 grams of heroin. A team led by Inspector Jasbir Singh, SHO, Maloya police station, apprehended the accused, identified as Kajal, a resident of Sector 56, on Tuesday. According to the police, she failed to produce any licence or permit for keeping the substance, following which a case under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Pyschotropic Substances Act was registered against her at the Maloya police station. The accused was produced in a court, which sent her to two-day police remand.