New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- The Cyber Cell of Crime Branch, Delhi, has arrested three key members of a syndicate involved in a "digital arrest" scam, accused of defrauding an 82-year-old senior citizen of Rs 1.16 crore, an official said on Saturday.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Prabhakar Kumar (27), a resident of Nalanda, Bihar; Rupesh Kumar Singh (37), from Vaishali, Bihar; and Dev Raj (46), a resident of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
According to the police, the victim was digitally intimidated by fraudsters who impersonated law enforcement officials.
"Using WhatsApp video calls, the accused displayed a fake arrest order and placed the victim under severe psychological pressure, coercing him into transferring large ...