Chandigarh, Jan. 16 -- The Chandigarh Police have arrested six accused involved in a high-value "digital arrest" fraud, in which a Chandigarh resident was cheated of Rs.38 lakh by criminals impersonating law enforcement officials. According to police, the case originated from a complaint filed by a Chandigarh resident, who received threatening phone calls on January 7 from unknown numbers. The callers falsely claimed to be officials of CBI and Colaba police station, Mumbai, and alleged that the complainant's bank card was linked to a money-laundering case. Forged arrest warrants and fabricated documents were also sent via WhatsApp, and he was directed not to leave his house. Under intense fear and coercion, the victim was forced to transfer Rs.38 lakh through RTGS to bank accounts provided by the accused. During investigation, cybercrime officials found that on January 8, Rs.4.50 lakh were withdrawn from a Chandigarh-based account, in the name of Veena Rani, 29, of Ferozepur. On January 9, she was arrested from Sector 32. During interrogation, Veena admitted to handing over Rs.4.40 lakh to her associates in return for commission. Based on her disclosure, police conducted another raid in Sector 45, leading to the arrest of Dharminder Singh, 40, Sukhdeep Singh, 28, and Satnam Singh, 40, all residents of Punjab. The accused revealed that fraud proceeds were being converted into cryptocurrency (USDT) with the help of Mukesh, 25, of Sector 45, who was also traced and arrested from Burail. Further investigation revealed that the accused were operating under the directions of Fazal Rocky, a resident of Chennai, who was also arrested following a raid at his rented accommodation in Chennai. Rocky disclosed that he was in contact with Chinese nationals via Telegram, who provided him a 10% commission after transferring cryptocurrency as directed by them. Police said the investigation team had managed to place the maximum possible amount of the victim's money on hold. All seized electronic devices and bank accounts have been sent to the cyber forensic laboratory for examination, and further probe into the larger network is underway....