A Lucknow Digital Arrest Case moved forward with the arrest of 3
“3 people got arrested for a fake digital arrest case, which caused an elderly lady to lose around Rs 56 lakh.”
Three members of a pan-Indian cyber fraud gang were detained by Lucknow Police after they were implicated in at least 67 scams totaling more than Rs 100 crore in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh.
A 73-year-old woman was defrauded of Rs 56 lakh in a recent instance in the city that also included the gang.
Rallapalli Vasanth Kumar, Additional DCP, Cyber Cell
| Mohammed Zaid, a private university law student; Chitransh Kunwar, an Indiranagar-based medical equipment entrepreneur; and Sugamau resident Mohan Kumar Rawat are among those detained.
To avoid suspicion, they employed a numberless SUV that was disguised as a legitimate car, faked court documents, and used false names. Rallapalli Vasanth Kumar, Additional DCP, Cyber Cell, stated that efforts are being made to track down the kingpin, Sameer Ansari, also known as Munna Bhaiya, who is currently evading capture.
DCP Kumar went on to say that the people who were arrested had been traveling for money-collecting purposes in their car, which had been stripped of its license plate.
“Investigations have so far uncovered 67 cases of similar fraud across different states, with the recovered funds funnelled into bank accounts provided by the accused,” he said. |
How did the digital arrest happen?
- According to Kumar, the gang was investigated after Rita Bhasin, a resident of Aishbagh’s IT Colony, filed a complaint on July 18.
- Fraudsters impersonating CBI agents attacked her, claiming that her mobile number and Aadhaar were connected to illegal activities and that a formal complaint had been filed in Mumbai’s Andheri East.
- When the caller started a WhatsApp video conversation, one of the scammers in a police uniform violently attacked her, claiming that she was connected to a money laundering case and that she may face jail time. This further intensified the deception.
According to the complaint,
| The victim, who was already experiencing anxiety, was forced to isolate herself in a private area while being watched by a video camera. Even more, the scammer gave her a “Supreme Court bank account” number and promised that 99% of her money would be “recovered” after an inquiry.
By sending fictitious arrest warrants and court orders as additional proof of their fictitious authority, the criminals strengthened their deceit throughout the process. |
Members of the gang used a private group chat to communicate, according to the scam investigation.
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