IIT Delhi student falls victim to digital arrest scam as police arrest suspect in Chennai
timesofindia.indiatimes.com — February 6, 2025, 07:01 AM UTC
Police arrested a 29-year-old man in Chennai for a scam that targeted an IIT Delhi student. The suspect, linked to Chinese fraudsters, extorted Rs 4 lakh by impersonating police officers and threatening the student with arrest. The scam began when the student received a call about an illegal parcel. The caller, posing as a police officer, manipulated the student into transferring money after claiming he was involved in illegal activities. Investigators traced the money to various suspects, revealing a network involving cryptocurrency exchanges. The arrested man admitted to converting the stolen funds into cryptocurrency and selling it to a Chinese contact.