Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Cyber Crime Police Station of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Greater Chennai Police, has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with a ‘digital arrest’ scam in which a city resident was cheated of over ₹1 crore. The police said the case was registered based on a complaint filed by Sathiamoorthy, 60, of Nolambur. He reported that he had been duped into transferring a total of ₹1,00,07,000 by fraudsters posing threats in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. The amount was routed through multiple mule bank accounts. Published – March 11, 2026 12:58 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Uninformed and unhelpful: ICC hits back at criticism of travel arrangements amid West Asia crisis CBI arrests Darwin Labs co-founder Ayush Varshney in ₹20,000 crore Gain Bitcoin scam case