Elderly woman under digital arrest for one week loses Rs. 80 lakhs
The woman was put under ‘digital arrest’ for one week by fraudsters posing as Mumbai cybercrime branch officials
New Delhi, December 16
In one of the ongoing digital arrest scams in the country, an elderly woman from Ajmer in Rajasthan was duped of Rs 80 lakhs.
The woman was put under ‘digital arrest’ for one week by fraudsters posing as Mumbai cybercrime branch officials.
The police stated fraud occurred over a week from November 23 to November 30, when the scammers contacted the victim via a WhatsApp video call and falsely accused her of being involved in a criminal case. They then extorted the money by manipulating her into complying with their demands.
The case, initially registered in Ajmer, was later transferred to the Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur.
The stolen money, which had been funnelled into 150 bank accounts, police sated.
The police probe showed that funds were converted into cryptocurrency after being withdrawn in cash from various accounts. Police conducted a series of raids, arresting 15 individuals connected to the scam and recovering over Rs 13 lakh in cash, along with mobile phones, debit cards, passbooks, and other evidence.
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