Kolkata, 3 June. Digital arrest scam: In the name of digital arrest, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet of cheating of Rs 1500 crore in a special court in Kolkata in the name of digital arrest. In this high-profile scam, two masterminds named Chirag Kapoor and Yogesh Dua have surfaced, with their arrest, an international fraud layers have started opening.
According to the ED investigation, this gang showed money from hundreds of people by showing fear of digital arrest. The victims were intimidated in the name of Interpol, CBI or other international agencies and were said to have been launched in their name – and to escape, he would have to pay in the name of “Digital Bell”.
Network connected to Dubai:
The Dubai connection in the ED report is the Digital Arrest Scam. Hundreds of SIM cards, documents and fake companies from India were activated on international roaming and sent to Dubai. From there to the victims Call Taxes were threatened.
Heavy data found in investigation:
Identification of 300 bank accounts
1500 crore transaction
104 passbook
61 mobiles
140 sim card
Property worth 10 crores seized
Police disclosure:
The Kolkata Police investigation started with the complaint of a woman (Digital Arrest Scam), which lost Rs 47 lakh in this trap. The same case moved forward and reached the ED.
This gang weaved such a cyber net by making technology a weapon that people started transferring themselves as criminals. The ED says that the gang is still spread in many states and abroad.
