Digital Arrest scams: CBI conducts searches at over 80 locations across India

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India conducted searches at over 80 locations targeting individuals linked to digital arrest scams. The accused are reported to have created shell companies and mule bank accounts used for laundering approximately ₹2 crore in illicit proceeds.

The arrested accused were involved in the incorporation of shell companies and the opening and operation of mule bank accounts. These accounts were reportedly used for laundering about ₹2 crore of suspected proceeds of crime.