Two Brothers Arrested in Thane for Rs 95 Lakh ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam
Two brothers accused of extorting Rs 95 lakh from a senior citizen in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow using the 'digital arrest' modus operandi were nabbed from Mira Road in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.
Thane: Two brothers accused of extorting Rs 95 lakh from a senior citizen in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow using the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi were nabbed from Mira Road in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.
Mohammad Iqbal Balasaheb (47) and Shain Iqbal Balasaheb (41) have been handed over to the Lucknow Crime Branch for further action in the case registered there on April 8 this year, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar assistant commissioner of police (crime) Madan Ballal told PTI.
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“The duo threatened the 74-year-old victim, placed him under ‘digital arrest’ and extorted Rs 95 lakh. Acting on a tip off, we held the siblings from Mira Road on July 24 in a joint operation with a Lucknow cybercrime police station team led by inspector Sunil Kumar Singh,” he said. Mohammad and Shain have been charged with cheating, criminal intimidation, extortion, forgery and other offences in the case registered at Lucknow under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, Ballal said.
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