LUCKNOW, March 3 -- The cyber crime police station in Lucknow arrested two more members of an organised gang that allegedly duped a city couple of Rs.90 lakh by posing as Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers and threatening them with a "digital arrest", officials said on Monday. "The accused Manoj Yadav, 21, and Jitendra Yadav alias Jitu, 23, both residents of Sikar district in Rajasthan were arrested from Ayodhya," said Brijesh Yadav, SHO, cyber crime police station. He added that three other accused, Mayank Srivastava from Gorakhpur, Irshad from Ghaziabad and Manish Kumar from Delhi, were arrested earlier and sent to jail on February 17. According to police, the fraud began on January 26, when Veena Bajpai received a call from a man identifying himself as "Inspector Ranjit Kumar" from the ATS headquarters. The caller allegedly accused her of involvement in terrorism and money laundering and threatened immediate arrest. "She was then coerced into downloading the Signal app, where another accused, posing as an ATS officer, shared a purported investigation report, a fake Supreme Court order and fabricated seizure documents. The couple was told that to avoid arrest and complete "account verification", they had to transfer money from their bank accounts to designated accounts," added the SHO. "Under continuous pressure and intimidation, the victims transferred around Rs.90 lakh through RTGS between January 29 and February 9," read a police press note. The accused later demanded an additional Rs.11 lakh and allegedly abused and threatened the couple when they expressed inability to pay. According to cyber crime police, the gang operated through a multi-tier network. The alleged mastermind, identified as Vaibhav Srivastava, operated from Jaipur or other locations, while local associates handled bank accounts and fund transfers. The accused used mule accounts opened on commission, changed mobile numbers frequently, deleted chats and used temporary SIM cards to evade detection. "During interrogation, Manoj and Jitendra initially claimed they were minor participants acting under instructions. However, when questioned separately, they admitted to facilitating transactions and receiving commission," the release read. Officials reiterated that "digital arrest" is a ploy used by miscreants to dupe them and that no such thing exists under Indian law. They urged citizens not to panic if they receive such calls. In case of cyber fraud, victims should immediately contact the national cyber crime helpline at 1930 or report the matter on the official portal, police said....