New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against a Siliguri-based accused and a company incorporated by him in connection with a “digital arrest” cyber fraud case in 73-year-old retired banker from South Delhi, was duped of Rs 23 crore.The case was transferred to the CBI pursuant to orders of the Supreme Court. The accused, Sagnik Roy, has been arrested and is in judicial custody.Probe revealed that the money was routed into the bank accounts of a trust named Securing World Social and Economic Development Council. The victim had been defrauded of nearly Rs 23 crore through intimidation using fake notices and by impersonating law enforcement agencies and judicial authorities over video calls.The investigation has also uncovered that the same bank account was used in at least two other cyber fraud cases registered in different parts of India. This account was used to receive proceeds of crime, which were subsequently siphoned off through a network of mule accounts.
