IIT grad, bank manager among 6 held for taking ₹1.12 crore from senior citizen after 'digital arrest'
Mumbai police have arrested six individuals, including an IIT graduate and a bank manager, for orchestrating a 'digital arrest' scam that defrauded a senior citizen of ₹1.12 crore. The gang used fake government credentials and threats to coerce the victim into transferring funds.
Why it matters
Digital arrest scams are an increasing threat to public security, highlighting the sophistication of cyber-fraud syndicates involving educated professionals.
An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate and a bank manager were among six people apprehended by the Mumbai Cyber Police for allegedly duping a senior citizen of ₹1.12 crore through a "digital arrest" scam, an official said.
The accused were identified as Tarik Momin, Rakesh Jain, Chintan Desai, Shakar Tyagi, G Gohel, and Ajay Sharma, the official said on Thursday (September 17).
Gohel is a web developer with a BE degree from IIT Delhi and was previously booked in a 2021 cheating case, while Tyagi works as an operations manager with a private bank, he said.
"The victim, a 68-year-old retired businessman from Dahisar, was kept under digital arrest at his residence for nearly two weeks between July and August," the official said.
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