A major digital arrest scam has been busted by the Cyber Crime Wing, Tambaram City Police. The victim, Mr.P.K.Chandran, received a WhatsApp call by a fraudster posing as an official, who falsely claimed that he owed Rs.1 lakh in SBI credit card dues. Shortly after, another individual impersonating a representative from the Delhi Cyber Crime Unit, informed him that a money laundering case had been filed against him. Under the pretext of verifying his credentials to avoid arrest, he was deceived into transferring a total of Rs.2.25 crores to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters.
Based on his complaint, a case was registered at the Cybercrime wing in CCB, Tambaram. A team led by Inspector of Police, under the guidance of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCB., they were arrested the accused namely, 1) Srikanth Suresh Rao Gadekar, Aurangabad, Maharashtra & 2) Naresh Kalyan Rao Shinde, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, on 31.07.2025 from a hotel in Aurangabad with the assistance of Maharashtra Police.
During the arrest, the team seized 9 mobile phones, 16 ATM cards, 7 SIM cards, 5 cheque books, and 2 rubber stamps and Rs. 9.36 lakhs have been frozen, through 5 bank accounts of the accused and their family members for the purpose of investigation. After arrest, they were produced before the 16th Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad for transit warrant. Later, they were remanded to judicial custody on 02.08.2025 and order to remand till 15.08.2025 by the Judicial Magistrate, Tambaram and sent to the Central Prison, Puzhal.
Public are advised to remain vigilant with cybercrimes such as Part-time jobs, Digital arrests, and trading investment scams in the name of familiar companies. The money collected from innocent victims are rooted out of the country by cyber criminals through crypto currency.
The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City has advised people to be more cautious before making any online financial transactions and before responding to suspicious calls or messages.
