Indore, Nov. 28 -- Madhya Pradesh's Indore Crime Branch has arrested two more accused from Punjab and Gujarat in a 2024 'digital arrest' scam, with the people allegedly defrauding a woman of atleast Rs.1.60 crore. Police are probing the possible involvement of a larger group.

The two accused have been identified as Patras Kumar (alias Kelis), a resident of Punjab, and Saurabh, a resident of Gujarat. Kumar revealed during interrogation that he was going to go abroad to Laos to get training for such scams, while Saurabh had received his training, according to the Police. Kumar was detained at the Amritsar airport while he was allegedly going abroad.

The total number of arrests in the alleged fraud has come up to 17, according to police. ...