Overview

• A 72-year-old Mumbai stock investor and his wife sent Rs 58.13 crore via RTGS between August 19 and October 8 after callers posed as ED and CBI officials and declared a “digital arrest.”
• Police say the money moved through 18 bank accounts across Maharashtra and other states, and efforts began to freeze balances once the complaint was filed.
• The arrested account providers are Abdul Khulli of Malad, Arjun Kadwasara of Chira Bazaar, and his brother Jetharam of Mumbai Central.
• In a separate Pune case, an 88-year-old from Deccan Gymkhana lost Rs 19.80 lakh after threats of arrest over alleged black money, with a case registered under the BNS and the IT Act.
• Investigators report the scammers used fabricated documents and claims of money-laundering probes to pressure victims into transferring funds for supposed verification.