What happened
The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to Himanshu, whose Kotak Mahindra account received Rs 5.31 lakh from Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd. in a Rs 2.65 crore digital arrest fraud.
Why it matters
Any account that merely receives fraud money can now be named in the case, and the investigation follows the full route.
Remember this
A payment you never made is still your problem if it arrived in your account.
What is confirmed
The court treated the bank credit as a link in the fraud, not a debt that closes once the sum is returned.
- Rs 2.65 crore was moved by the victim under digital arrest pressure.
- Rs 1.50 crore went to Asif Enterprises and Rs 1.15 crore to Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd.
- The Delhi High Court refused anticipatory bail and the CBI leads the probe.
More context & who is affected
A complainant was pressured by callers posing as TRAI, Mumbai Police and CBI officials to move Rs 2.65 crore during a digital arrest call.
Investigators traced Rs 1.50 crore to Asif Enterprises and Rs 1.15 crore to Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd.; Rs 5.31 lakh landed in Himanshu's Kotak Mahindra account on 14 May 2024.
The Delhi High Court dismissed his offer to deposit that balance, treating the credit as a link in the fraud rather than a settled debt, and ordered the entire money trail to be followed.
- Total amount coerced
- Rs 2.65 crore Moved by the complainant during the digital arrest call.Moneycontrol
- Credited to the accused
- Rs 5.31 lakh Reached the Kotak Mahindra account from Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd. on 14 May 2024.MoneycontrolLiveLaw
- Traced corporate credits
- Rs 2.65 crore Rs 1.50 crore to Asif Enterprises and Rs 1.15 crore to Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd.Moneycontrol
General Public
A bank credit that looks like an ordinary payment can now trigger an investigation rather than a welcome call.
General Public
With the CBI designated lead agency, dormant accounts used to move fraud money face scrutiny across India.
General Public
Impersonation of telecom and police officials remains the usual opening move in a digital arrest call.
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The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail and refused to treat the matter as a simple Rs 5.31 lakh recovery.
Rs 5.31 lakh credited to Himanshu's Kotak Mahindra account from Waveland Comestible Pvt. Ltd. on 14 May 2024.
The complainant transferred Rs 2.65 crore after callers impersonated TRAI, Mumbai Police and CBI officials.
The bench said tracing those who receive and move the funds is as important as identifying the callers who pressed the victim.
