Four Arrested In Bihar Over Alleged ₹6.31 Crore Digital Arrest Fraud

Four people have been arrested in a case involving an alleged ₹6.31 crore “digital arrest” fraud, with action taken from Samastipur and Darbhanga, police said.

According to the source material, the arrests were made by the Cyber Crime and Security Unit of Bihar Police and the Samastipur Cyber Police Station. The case relates to cheating in the name of digital arrest, involving an amount of ₹6.31 crore.

Police said the investigation was started on the basis of information received from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. During the probe, investigators found nearly ₹90 lakh in suspicious transactions in a bank account in Samastipur.

Police first arrested Manish Kumar Giri. After his arrest, and on the basis of information provided by him, police arrested Akshay Kumar Jha, Rajaram Poddar and Naveen Kumar Das, a resident of Darbhanga.

According to the information available, mobile phones, SIM cards, cheque books and material related to banking transactions were recovered from the accused.

Police are now investigating other people allegedly involved in the cyber network, as well as the movement of money linked to the case.