Beed, Apr 3 Three individuals, including a woman, have been arrested in Beed district, Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding a man of ₹23.42 lakh by threatening him with "digital arrest," police said on Friday.
The police recently arrested the accused, Prasann Ajay Kasat (31), his wife, Swati (26), and their accomplice, Sanket Deepak Beldar (22), from Jalgaon, in connection with the fraud, an official said.
According to the police, the trio allegedly impersonated police officials and threatened Suryakant Munde, a resident of Parli Vaijnath, with a "digital arrest" in order to extort money from him.
Investigations revealed that the fraudsters defrauded Munde of ₹23.42 lakh and diverted the money to their bank accounts, they said.
The police tracked down the accused based on technical analysis, seized ₹3 lakh in cash from them, and froze their bank accounts, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway to identify other members of their gang involved in the racket.
