India, April 12 -- Police arrested two fraudsters in connection with the alleged digital arrest of Berhampur University Vice-Chancellor Professor Geetanjali Dash. The VC was duped of around Rs 14 lakh by the cyber criminals, SP Dr. Saravana Vivek M said in a presser on Saturday.

According to the police sources, the two were nabbed from Gujarat and a detailed probe is underway, marking a crucial breakthrough. With a probe team scrutinising the alleged scam's depths and the involvement of any cartel in the crime, questions abound regarding the modus operandi by which the substantial sum was misappropriated.

Worth mentioning, the cybercriminals had told the VC over mobile phone that they were the officials of the Enforcement Directorate (E...