CBI conducts searches in digital arrest scam in Odisha,Rajasthan, three arrested

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Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three accused and conducted searches at seven locations across Odisha and Rajasthan in connection with a Rs 2.07 crore digital arrest scam.

The arrested accused have been identified as Bibekananda Dixit and Jayant Kumar Acharya, both residents of Balasore in Odisha, and Kanhaiya Lal of Rajasthan’s Nagaur.

The searches were carried out on June 30 as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged cyber fraud in which a retired public servant was coerced into transferring Rs 2.07 crore under the threat of a “digital arrest.”

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According to the CBI, the investigation revealed that the defrauded money was routed through a bank account opened in the name of a trust before being layered and transferred through multiple bank accounts to conceal the proceeds of crime.

The agency alleged that the three accused played an active role in the movement and laundering of the fraudulently obtained funds.

During the searches conducted at seven locations in Odisha and Rajasthan, the CBI seized several incriminating documents and electronic devices, which are expected to aid further investigation.

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