Mumbai: In a major breakthrough in the ₹20 crore digital arrest scam involving an 86-year-old woman from South Mumbai, the South Cyber Cell has uncovered the second layer of the fraud and arrested another accused from Kolkata, West Bengal.
The arrested individual has been identified as Amar Rajkumar Pandey, whose bank account received ₹1.37 crore transferred from the account of an accused previously arrested in the first layer of the scam.
According to DCP Datta Nalawade of the Cyber Cell, the fraudsters had opened 13 bank accounts across Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Assam to siphon off the money through nearly six to seven layers. Pandey’s account was found to be part of the second layer, and further arrests from other layers are expected soon.
Earlier, on March 28, the Cyber Cell had arrested Souresh Sushant Nag from Ranaghat, West Bengal. He had received ₹1.38 crore in his account, which he later transferred to Pandey’s company account, Glocall Solve Pvt. Ltd, following instructions from fraudsters based in Dubai.
The scam came to light in February, when an 86-year-old woman from South Mumbai was digitally “arrested” and duped of ₹20 crore. With Pandey’s arrest, the total number of accused held in the case has reached six. The investigation is ongoing as the Cyber Cell works to uncover the remaining layers and individuals involved in the complex money-laundering network.
