New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested a man in connection with a digital scam in which he allegedly forced a 78-year-old man to transfer Rs 32 lakh. The accused, identified as Namburi Ajay Kumar, aged 40, was arrested in Barrackpore, West Bengal, police said.
After filing a report, the police traced the money to an account linked to a business called Namburi Cloth and Proprietor, registered in West Bengal.
"We received an online complaint from a 78-year-old man claiming that on October 14 last year, he received a call from an unknown number about a courier parcel. He was kept under digital detention as the accused cheated him of Rs 32 lakh," a police officer said.
"Teams were sent to the location which apprehended Ajay Kumar. During interrogation, Kumar admitted to selling bank accounts against commission," the officer said.
In a separate incident, two cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly duped a man here of Rs 10 lakh on the pretext of online investment, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Devraj Kapoor (40) and Fateh Singh (25).
On October 24, a complainant reported that he was cheated of Rs 10 lakh on the pretext of online investment, they said.
The victim told police that he had joined some social media group where he was lured to invest online, the police said.
"Focusing on the money trail and technical analysis, two men were apprehended from Jaipur and Maharashtra on November 6," a police officer said.
The two men were staying in hotels and kept changing their locations, the officer said.
With PTI Inputs