SAS Nagar, Aug. 14 -- In a major breakthrough against cyber-enabled financial fraud, the Punjab police have uncovered a nationwide Rs 92-crore "digital arrest" scam, following coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat, said a press release.

The operation led to the identification of ten members from two organised gangs. Six individuals have been arrested; two are currently in jail and will be brought in on production warrants. Meanwhile, two remain at large and are being actively pursued, the release said.

The scam involved fraudsters impersonating senior police, CBI or other law enforcement officials over phone calls, falsely implicating victims in fabricated criminal cases. Under threat of a so-called "digital arrest,...