CBI raids 89 sites in 20 states in digital arrest cases, nabs 3

The searches and arrests were carried out as part of investigations into three cybercrime cases involving alleged fraud of a combined ₹42.36 crore, officials said on Friday. One of the cases is from Gujarat, while the other two are from Pilani in Rajasthan and Karnataka.

The three cases are among several ‘digital arrest’ fraud cases in which the CBI has taken over investigations from police units in different states, officials said.

In the Gujarat case, a victim was allegedly duped of ₹19.24 crore after being kept under illegal ‘digital arrest’ for three months. The fraudsters allegedly posed as police officers investigating a crime and coerced the victim into transferring the money.