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In continuation of earlier press release regarding FIR No. 26 dated 01.04.2025 u/s 308, 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), and 61(2) BNS, team of Police Station Cyber Crime, UT Chandigarh, has again made a significant infiltrate by arresting three more cyber criminals involved in a sophisticated “Digital Arrest” scam and total 05 accused were arrested so far.
The investigation and arrests were made under the supervision and direction of Ms. Geetanjali Khandelwal, IPS, SP/Cyber Crime, UT Chandigarh.
(SUBHEAD)The accused identified as Avtar Singh S/o Krishanlal R/o 306 VPO odhan PS-Odhan Distt Sirsa Haryana age 21 years, Amritpal Singh S/o Mehnga Singh VPO Odhan PS-Odhan Distt Sirsa Haryana age 25 years, 3. Sunil Kumar S/o Sahab Ram R/o VPO Panniwala Mota Distt Sirsa PS Odhan Haryana age 24 yeasrs.
Cyber crime cell, said, accused Amritpal Singh and Sunil Kumar persuaded Avtar Singh to open a bank account in IndusInd Bank in his name. Once the account was operational, they used it to receive a defrauded amount of Rs. 9.40 lakhs obtained through cyber fraud. After the funds were deposited into Avtar’s account, Amritpal and Sunil withdrew the amount in cash. Out of the total, they retained 1% as commission for themselves and handed over the remaining cash to another suspect person.
Sh. Dilip Singh Bajwa resident of Sector 2A, Chandigarh, was defrauded of Rs. 3 Crore 41 Lakhs through a “Digital Arrest” scam. On 18.03.2025, he received a call from +96424111812, where the caller falsely claimed a virtual account was opened in his name and showed an ATM card via video call. The next day, the caller alleged his account was linked to a Rs. 2 Crore money laundering case involving jailed businessman Naresh Goyal and accused him of taking Rs. 20 Lakhs commission. Under threat and pressure using a fake Supreme Court arrest order, the complainant was kept on continuous video call and forced to transfer amounts to various bank accounts.