Assam Cyber Police Arrest Man in ₹3.85 Crore ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

Assam Cyber Police arrested Amit Kumar Beria for his alleged involvement in a nationwide “digital arrest” fraud racket that reportedly cheated victims of over ₹3.85 crore.

Investigators said the accused and his associates posed as law enforcement officials, threatening victims with fake legal action and coercing them into transferring money. The fraud reportedly involved victims from Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, and other states.

The case surfaced after an HDFC Bank branch in Six Mile flagged suspicious transactions in the accused’s account. Beria has been remanded to two days of police custody, while police continue investigations to identify other members of the syndicate and trace the stolen funds.