Jammu: The Crime Branch’s Police Station CICE, Jammu, has successfully secured ₹39.90 lakh in a “digital arrest” cyber fraud case following swift and decisive action, officials said on Sunday.
Officials in the knowhow of things told GNS that an online complaint was received on February 6, 2026, from a retired Air Force officer who reported being kept under a so-called “digital arrest” for nine days and cheated of ₹52.90 lakh. “Acting immediately, the investigating team launched a financial probe, traced beneficiary accounts and followed the money trail across multiple banking layers.”
“Within three hours of receiving the complaint, ₹11.90 lakh was traced to a suspected Yes Bank account in Jodhpur and promptly put on hold by invoking the newly issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), they said adding “a lien of ₹4.90 lakh was also marked in subsequent linked accounts.”
“Further coordination with concerned banks led to the tracing of an additional ₹28 lakh in second-layer suspected accounts.”
“In total, ₹39,90,482 of the defrauded amount has been successfully saved and secured,” they said.
Officials further said that the recovered money will be remitted back to the complainant’s account through the Hon’ble Court, providing major relief to the victim and his family.
The case, they said, marks the first operational use of the newly notified SOP by PS CICE Jammu in an active investigation, demonstrating its effectiveness in tackling cyber-enabled financial crimes.
“The operation was led by Albeena Malik, Deputy Superintendent of Police and SHO PS CICE Jammu, assisted by Inspector Pradeep Singh and Head Constable Rakesh Choudhary, under the overall supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police, CICE Jammu and Kashmir,” officials said further. (GNS)
