KOLKATA: Cops have arrested three more persons - Pratap Roy (27), Utpal Sikdar (31), and Kumaresh Haldar (35) - from Baguiati and Krishnanagar in connection to the Rs 66 lakh digital arrest fraud.
Last month, Kolkata Police had arrested two individuals from Goa and Mumbai in the same case. Police claim they are the masterminds behind a gang that duped investors by promising huge returns against investments made in cryptocurrency.
One cryptocurrency account and Rs 74 lakh cash have been seized after a letter was sent to the cryptocurrency exchange, whose office is located in the Cayman Islands. Police stated that multiple other digital arrest frauds are linked to this gang. "This is a rare occasion when we managed to block a cryptocurrency account," said an officer.
"The arrests were made after questioning of a mule account holder, Kalpana Roy. We found Tether (USDT) in his wallet that was blocked after sending an email. The current value of this wallet is Rs 8.4 lakh. During a search of one of the accused's house, we seized Rs 74 lakh in cash, two laptops, and two mobile handsets. We nabbed Kumaresh, from Krishnanagar," said Joint CP (Crime & Traffic) Rupesh Kumar.
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