Indian Politics

Two arrested from J&K and Rajasthan in ₹6 lakh digital arrest fraud

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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South Delhi cyber police arrested two men from Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan for allegedly duping a businessman of ₹6 lakh in a digital arrest cyber fraud.

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The accused posed as law enforcement officials on a WhatsApp video call, threatening the victim before routing funds through bank accounts operated by Mukesh Kumhar and Ritish Kumar Mehra.

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Police recovered three mobile phones and multiple cards, discovering that Kumhar was linked to 10 complaints on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal involving transactions of around ₹50 lakh.