IIEST research scholar undergoes 4-day digi-arrest, loses 27.6 lakh
Police arrested Vishal Singh (30), who had orchestrated the fraud, from Kanpur. He was presented in Howrah Court on Thursday and remanded in police custody.
DC DD Bishop Sarkar said the woman had received a WhatsApp video call on April 15, in which a man, dressed as a police officer, claimed he was from the CBI and accused her of human trafficking. The man, who later turned out to be Singh, said he was placing her under "digital arrest" and instructed her to stay put at home and to keep the video call on throughout.
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Over the next four days, Vishal and his gang kept a continuous watch on the woman, allowing her only short breaks to use the washroom. She was even forced to eat under the video watch. All the while, they plied relentless pressure, levelling multiple accusations, trumping up false charges and threatening her, before telling her that the only way to avoid an arrest was to pay for her bail. Intimidated, exhausted and disoriented, the woman buckled under the mental torture and transferred Rs 27.6 lakh to the fraudsters' bank account on April 19.
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It was only after she transferred the fund that the video call was disconnected. She soon realised she had been conned and lodged a complaint at the Howrah cybercrime PS. Police first traced the video call and the account to which the money had been transferred, which led them to Singh in Kanpur.
Investigators said of the total money, they could recover only Rs 1.5 lakh from Singh's account.
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