Panaji: Goa police on Thursday arrested two persons in connection with alleged digital fraud cases across many states, involving more than Rs 12 crore.The accused were involved in cybercrime cases in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana, Odisha, and Karnataka, apart from Goa.As for the first arrest, the cybercrime police of Goa nabbed an individual involved in cyber fraud amounting to Rs 25 lakh. The cybercrime police had registered the FIR based on the complaint of a Vasco resident.Cybercrime SP Rahul Gupta said that the accused impersonated an officer of the telecom regulator and the CBI and threatened the complainant with digital arrest, claiming that his Aadhaar card was linked to money laundering.Gupta said that the accused coerced the complainant into settling the alleged case by transferring Rs 25 lakh.The SP said that the investigation and financial analysis led to a suspect. A police team then arrested S Rakesh from Bengaluru. During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused had taken the amount of Rs 25 lakh fraudulently.Gupta said that the bank account of the accused was involved in 22 fraudulent activities/criminal cases across India, including Goa, involving over Rs 11 crore.In the second case, Goa cybercrime police arrested an individual involved in cyber fraud amounting to Rs 97 lakh. The FIR was registered based on a complaint from Tiswadi.The accused in this case also posed as an officer of the telecom regulator and the CBI and threatened the complainant with digital arrest. The accused told the complainant that her SIM card was linked to human trafficking.Then the accused coerced the complainant into settling the alleged case by transferring Rs 97 lakh in two transactions.Based on the investigation and financial analysis, a suspect was identified in Surat and a Goa police team arrested Arhasad Aiyyub Shaikh, 23, from the Gujarat city.During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had taken fraudulent money to the tune of Rs 51 lakh.His bank account was also involved in criminal cases across India, including Goa, involving over Rs 1 crore.
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