Mumbai police said on Friday they had broken up an interstate cyber fraud gang and apprehended six people in Gujarat. All were allegedly involved in digital arrest cases, including one of India’s biggest ‘digital arrest’ scams worth ₹ 58 crore.

The police said a team from the Mumbai police arrested the suspects from Mehsana and Ahmedabad in Gujarat over the last few days.

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The police tracked down the suspects while probing the case of a pensioner residing in central Mumbai who was duped of ₹ 70 lakh under the threat of ‘digital arrest ’.

A case was lodged at the RAK Marg police station in Mumbai and a full investigation was launched into the matter.

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