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Police Across India Crack Down on Digital Arrest Scams, Arrest Key Suspects

Investigations have widened to include suspected overseas masterminds following coordinated arrests in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Jharkhand and Indore targeting scammers impersonating law enforcement

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Overview

  • Jabalpur police registered a case and arrested suspects after a 79-year-old man transferred ₹45 lakh under threats of a fake drug-parcel investigation
  • Mumbai’s South Cyber Police Region detained three individuals who helped extort ₹1.51 crore from a 78-year-old woman and traced the Dubai-based mastermind
  • Delhi Police’s Dwarka Cyber Station arrested Deepak Verma, Surendra Kumar Dudi and Rajveer for investment fraud and digital-arrest extortion in a multi-city operation
  • Jharkhand CID apprehended the prime accused from Ahmedabad in a Ranchi digital arrest case involving nearly ₹50 lakh in coerced transfers
  • Indore cyber cell investigations revealed over 4,500 victims conned out of roughly ₹40 crore through virtual arrests, fake investment apps and job scams, leading to more than 100 arrests nationwide