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CBI arrests two more in Rs 11.42 crore digital arrest case
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas in connection with a Rs 11.42 crore digital arrest case in Gujarat. The arrests followed searches at 22 locations across…
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Himanshu Prasad and Unis Biswas in connection with a Rs 11.42 crore digital arrest case in Gujarat. The arrests followed searches at 22 locations across 10 states under Operation Chakra-VI, the CBI said on Sunday. The victim was allegedly kept under digital arrest for three months by criminals posing as police and TRAI officials, and coerced into transferring the money to accounts controlled by the syndicate.
The CBI said the accused used the bank account of M/s Hexaquest Global Pvt Ltd to receive Rs 2.5 crore of the defrauded amount and transferred it further to obscure the money trail. Digital devices and documents were seized, and forensic examination is underway. The Supreme Court had directed the CBI to act against digital arrest networks. In four such cases over the past 30 days, the CBI has searched 142 locations across 22 states and arrested 17 people.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report the same facts with near-identical framing, each leading with the arrests and the amount defrauded. Times of India and Hindustan Times explicitly mention the Supreme Court's direction to investigate, while Times Now leads with the CBI's warning to the public about digital arrest not being a legal process. The uniform straight reporting leaves no stance difference to analyse, the CBI is the sole source of information across outlets. The next concrete step is the forensic examination of seized devices and further arrests, which the CBI has indicated are expected.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
