In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the swift action of Police Station CICE (Crime Branch) Jammu has led to the saving of nearly ₹39.90 lakh in a “Digital Arrest” cyber fraud case.
A Police spokesperson said an online complaint was received on February 6, 2026, from a retired Air Force officer who alleged that he had been placed under a so-called “digital arrest” for nine days and defrauded of ₹52.90 lakh. Acting promptly on the complaint, PS CICE Jammu immediately initiated an investigation and began tracing the beneficiary bank accounts by following the money trail.
Within three hours of receiving the complaint, police traced ₹11.90 lakh to a suspected Yes Bank account in Jodhpur, which was immediately put on hold by invoking the newly issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). In addition, a lien of ₹4.90 lakh was marked in subsequent layers of linked bank accounts.
Further coordinated efforts with the concerned banks enabled the police to trace another ₹28 lakh in a second layer of suspected accounts. As a result, a total amount of ₹39,90,482 out of the defrauded sum has been successfully saved and secured.
Police said the recovered amount will be remitted back to the complainant’s account shortly through the Hon’ble Court, providing significant relief to the victim and his family.
This case marks the first operational use of the newly issued SOP by PS CICE Jammu in a live investigation, clearly demonstrating its effectiveness in financial crime probes. The prompt action was taken by DySP Albeena Malik (JKPS), SHO PS CICE Jammu, along with her team comprising Inspector Pradeep Singh and HC Rakesh Choudhary, under the overall supervision of SSP CICE J&K.
