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The Cyber Crime Police Station of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Greater Chennai Police, has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with a ‘digital arrest’ scam in which a city resident was cheated of over ₹1 crore.
The police said the case was registered based on a complaint filed by Sathiamoorthy, 60, of Nolambur. He reported that he had been duped into transferring a total of ₹1,00,07,000 by fraudsters posing threats in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. The amount was routed through multiple mule bank accounts.
Published – March 11, 2026 12:58 pm IST
