Chennai, Jan. 28 -- The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Chennai zonal office arrested two people in connection with a "digital arrest" scam, in which the accused allegedly defrauded people with mule accounts, and converted illicit cash into cryptocurrency and transferred it overseas.

ED had started investigating the alleged scam after a complaint by a senior citizen to Chennai Police, mentioning that the two scammers defrauded the person of Rs 33 Lakh.

"Both suspects played a key role in managing mule accounts, converting illicit cash into cryptocurrency, and transferring it overseas," read a statement by ED.

According to the statement, one of the accused was apprehended in Kolkata, and other one in Delhi.

ED has claimed that the ac...