India, Jan. 17 -- New Delhi

A probe into the digital arrest of a 70-year-old Greater Kailash-1 resident revealed that the fraudsters diverted Rs.7 crore they robbed from the woman through over 2,000 mule accounts in transactions of Rs.100-200 to evade detection by creating a complex money trail, officers aware of the investigation said on Friday.

Investigators said they were able to "hold/freeze" Rs.2 crore on Thursday, but not anymore, as the accused have built a robust and complex web.

"We thought we would trace these accounts and get all money but the accused were quick. The transactions were made between January 9 and January 12. Our digital probe has revealed that the accused managed to send money in more than 2,000 accounts. We c...