4 held by Odisha Police from Gujarat in ‘digital arrest’ scam

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Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (PTI) The Odisha Police have arrested four persons from Gujarat for their alleged involvement in a digital arrest scam reported from Jharsuguda district in the eastern state, a senior officer said on Thursday.

All the accused are residents of Surat district of Gujarat, he said.

The accused posed as officials of a law enforcement agency and threatened an old man that his name appeared in a money laundering case, and stole Rs 34 lakh from him through online transactions in two phases, Parshottamdas said.

Jharsuguda police teams arrested them after investigating for the last five months, he said.

“We have recovered Rs 33 lakh (from the accused),” the SP said. PTI BBM RBT

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