Jalandhar, Jan. 3 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the kingpin involved in the digital arrest-linked money laundering investigation related to Ludhiana-based industrialist SP Oswal.

The accused, identified as Arpit Rathore, was taken into custody by the ED's Jalandhar regional office on December 31 after the agency carried out searches at his premises at Kanpur. He was produced in the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Jalandhar that sent Rathore to ED custody till January 5.

An ED official said Rathore allegedly played a significant role in not only the digital arrest of Oswal but also in several other cybercrimes and frauds targeting innocent people.

The agency had already seized some digital d...