CA Among 4 Held for Cheating Retired Doctor of Rs 34 Lakh in “Digital Arrest” Scam

Four persons, including a chartered accountant from New Delhi, have been arrested by Nagaur Police for their alleged involvement in the “digital arrest” scam.

The accused are being identified as Imran Husain (40), Vivek Kumar (35), Salman (27), and Yogendra (39). These accused allegedly extorted Rs 34 lakhs from a retired doctor in a “digital arrest” scam. As per the officials, Salman, who was a chartered accountant, allegedly managed the stolen money.

A case was registered by a retired doctor in January 2026 at the cyber police station under multiple sections of the BNS and the IT Act. The complainant alleged that he got a phone call from a scammer who impersonated a police officer from Bengaluru. The fraudsters accused the doctor of being involved in human trafficking and sending obscene messages to women. These fraudsters also claimed that they had registered a case against the doctor.

Over a video call, the doctor was allegedly placed under a so-called “digital arrest.” Due to fear and anxiety, the doctor broke his fixed deposit of Rs 34 lakh and sent the money to the fraudsters’ accounts. As per DSP (Cyber) Dharam Poonia, the bank accounts were based in New Delhi.

The complainant, after realizing that he was scammed in a cyber fraud, filed an FIR. The complainant also claimed that the fraudsters showed him fake records that appeared to be genuine.

The investigation revealed that the accused opened bank accounts and fake firms in their names and sold these to other cyber fraudsters to facilitate digital arrest scams, investment frauds, etc.

Police said that more than Rs 5 lakh out of the Rs 34 lakh that was cheated has been blocked, and the investigation is still going on.