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The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out coordinated searches at 89 locations across 20 states on 4 September 2026 under Operation Chakra VI, its sixth nationwide crackdown against digital arrest syndicates, arresting three people accused of laundering the proceeds of the fraud. The searches related to three cases with a combined alleged loss of about Rs 42.36 crore, including one from Karnataka in which a victim was kept under digital arrest for a month and defrauded of Rs 15.45 crore. In a digital arrest scam, fraudsters posing as police officers or other law enforcement officials keep a victim under sustained psychological coercion over a video call, often forbidding contact with family, while extracting money described as bail, verification deposits or asset audits.