Two from Mumbai arrested in Rs 4.6 crore digital arrest fraud

Mumbai: The West Cyber Police arrested two persons in connection with a Rs 4.6 crore fraud in which an elderly woman was threatened with digital arrest and her money was siphoned, police said.The arrested persons, Narendra Sinha and Gunjan Dineshchandra, provided their bank accounts to the fraudsters, which were used to park the siphoned money. "The victim, who retired as a senior officer from IIT-B, received a call from a person claiming to be from the Delhi police in Oct 2025, who informed they want to verify her bank accounts as it is linked to a money laundering case," said a police official.The fraudster demanded her bank account details, assuring her that the money would be returned after the inquiry. In the complaint, the victim said, "After the money was transferred to the bank accounts, no inquiry took place."