New Delhi: Punjab Police has provoked a nationwide “digital arrest” racket of Rs 92 crore nationwide, exposing two organized gangs that are running detailed cyber-capable financial fraud. Success was followed by a coordinated raids in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat, which identified ten suspects. Six have been arrested, two are already in jail and will be brought on production warrant, while two are on runs.In a press release, the police said that the gang presented as senior police officers, CBI officers, or other law-enforcement officers on the phone. The victims were falsely accused in criminal cases and were threatened with a so -called “digital arrest” until they transferred a large amount. Many states were spread in this scam, in which the residents of SAS city were targeted for Rs 3 crore.The case is produced from two FIRs lodged at SAS Nagar Cyber Crime Police Station, Charan -7. Investigators have frozen or discontinued 310 bank accounts associated with the racket and the suspects have been connected to Section 66 (C) and 66 (D) of BNS in the case of fraud of Rs 12.5 crore registered in Bangalore and Section 66 (C) and 66 (D) of BNS.In the last four months, SAS Nagar Cybercrime Police has destroyed six illegal call centers, arrested 41 people- seven foreign nationals- and seized laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, ATM cards and several bank accounts have been seized. He has also cracked a honey-trap case, arrested the mastermind of a fake railway job racket, who cheated 25 people, returned Rs 4.12 crore to the victims, and blocked the banks of Rs 2 crore through timely alerts.SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said that the operation was more than only arrest – it demonstrated the strong commitment of the Punjab Police to protect the citizens from cyber crime. He said that his efforts will continue to target such a network, recover the stolen money, and will ensure that every criminal is brought to justice.
