Digital Arrest Scam: Kurukshetra Man Loses Rs 1.29 Crore

In a shocking turn of events, a Kurukshetra resident Sushil Garg becasme a victim of digital arrest scam and has been duped of ₹1.29 crore. The scammers and culprits called Sushil Garg and posed as a TRAI official, stating his involvement in money laundering and warning him that his phone would be disconnected within two hours. The fraudsters then connected him to a fake CBI officer who threatened him with digital arrest.

The fraudsters, posing as CBI officer Vijay Khanna from Mumbai, claimed that an FIR had been registered against Sushil Garg at Colaba Police Station, Mumbai. They threatened Sushil Garg by stating that a Canara Bank account with ₹2 crore deposits had been opened using his Aadhaar card. In fear and urgency, victim Sushil Garg was defrauded of ₹1.29 crore. The scammers successfully extracted approximately ₹1,29,42,870 from various bank accounts of the victim after gaining his trust through their impersonation scheme. 

The Kurukshetra Cyber Crime Police team acted on the complaint filed on January 11, 2025, tracked down and arrested three suspects: Dodia Mohit Bhai, Rola Ashish Bhai, and Dholaria Ankit. All of them are residents of Rajkot, Gujarat. Two of the scammers have been sent to judicial custody, while Dholaria Ankit has been remanded to 8 days of police custody.

Such incidents highlight the growing menace of cyber fraud and the need for public awareness about such scams. Although the government has been warning citizens about such digital arrest scams but there is still a need for more work to prevent innocent individuals from losing their hard-earned money.