Madhubani: A joint team of police from Madhubani and Bhagalpur on Thursday arrested a key accused involved in defrauding a resident of Bhagalpur of Rs1.20 crore through “digital arrest”.According to Madhubani SP Yogendra Kumar, the fraud occurred on Feb 10 when the victim from Bhagalpur was tricked under the pretext of a digital arrest.The accused, identified as Mohammad Gufran, a resident of Chhachhuadih village under Bisfi police station area in Madhubani district, was arrested during a raid in the village. He had been hiding there after the scam.During interrogation, Gufran confessed to his involvement. Investigations revealed that he operated an organised illegal financial network from Haryana, through which proceeds from cyberfrauds were laundered and transferred abroad, including Dubai and other international places.Police recovered two cellphones from him, which are believed to have been used in the operations. The accused was handed over to Bhagalpur police for further legal proceedings and investigation into the broader network.
