Jaipur: The Central Cyber Crime Police Station, Jaipur, Monday arrested one more person for his alleged role in a digital arrest scam in which an elderly Jaipur couple was cheated of more than Rs 2 crore. The accused allegedly provided a bank account to facilitate the transactions and received Rs 70,000 as commission against Rs 7 lakh deposited into the account.With his arrest, the number of accused held in the case has risen to three. Police are investigating the wider cybercrime network and tracing the money transferred by the victims.The accused was identified as Lalit Biswas, a resident of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.According to police, the complainant lodged a report on Sept 11, stating that she received a call on Aug 17 from a man posing as a police inspector who claimed that a warrant had been issued against her. The couple was subsequently contacted through video calls by people claiming to be officials of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).Police found that the accused allegedly misused the identities of the police, ATS, National Investigation Agency (NIA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central govt and Supreme Court. They sent forged documents, screenshots and purported govt and banking certificates through WhatsApp to make their claims appear genuine. The couple was allegedly forced to remain on video calls for nearly 20 days while transferring more than Rs 2 crore to multiple bank accounts.During the investigation, police analysed call detail records, WhatsApp chats, bank statements, KYC documents and other technical evidence to trace the money trail.Police said Biswas allegedly obtained a blank cheque linked to an HDFC Bank account from an acquaintance identified as Sahib and forwarded it to mobile numbers associated with Asim Biswas and Atun. The account received Rs 7 lakh on Sept 2, and Biswas allegedly received Rs 70,000 as commission.Police said Biswas allegedly obtained a blank cheque linked to an HDFC Bank account from an acquaintance identified as Sahib and forwarded it to mobile numbers associated with Asim Biswas and Atun. The account received Rs 7 lakh on Sept 2, and Biswas allegedly received Rs 70,000 as commission.
