Delhi Police arrested eight people from three states for allegedly cheating an elderly non-resident Indian couple of over Rs 14 crore through a so-called “digital arrest” scam. Those arrested include a priest and several professionals who police say were part of a cyber fraud network that impersonated law enforcement agencies and moved stolen money through multiple bank accounts. Investigators said the racket had links to operators based in Cambodia and Nepal. The suspects were arrested in coordinated raids across the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, Delhi Police said. Related NewsRs 16.5 Lakh Gone in 26 Days: How Scammers Ran a ‘Digital Arrest’ Racket in MumbaiThose held include Divyang Patel, 30, and Krutik Shitole, 26, from Vadodara in Gujarat; Mahavir Sharma, 27, from Bhubaneswar in Odisha; Ankit Mishra from Gujarat; Arun Kumar Tiwari, 45, and Pradyuman Tiwari, 44, from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh; and Bhupender Kumar Mishra, 37, and Aadesh Kumar Singh, 36, from Lucknow. Patel and Shitole were arrested on Jan. 15.
