The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, after a month‑long hunt that traced an ₹11.42‑crore digital arrest fraud.
The pair allegedly posed as police officers and TRAI officials, luring a businessman into a three‑month digital arrest trap that forced him to transfer the money into bank accounts they controlled.
Operation Chakra IV saw searches at 22 sites across 10 states, seizing bank documents, mobile phones and benami accounts, and led to the recovery of 2.5 crore that had been siphoned through Hexaquest Global Pvt. Ltd.
A CBI spokesperson said the arrests are part of a broader offensive against cyber‑crime syndicates and warned citizens that no law‑enforcement body can legally impose a digital arrest.
He urged people to verify any arrest threat via official channels and to keep banking credentials private, as the agency expects to arrest more suspects and file charges in the coming weeks.