The fraudsters allegedly forced the victim to stay on the video call for almost three to four hours. | Photo credit: File photo
A 58-year-old housewife from Thanisandra fell victim to a cyber scam involving a “digital arrest” in which fraudsters posed as police officers and forced the victim to transfer money under threat of arrest.
The victim lodged a complaint with the East Division Cyber Crime Police on April 16 after she was allegedly duped into transferring ₹5 lakh from her bank account. According to the complainant, the incident began on April 14, when she received a call from a mobile number. The caller identified himself as an officer from the Mumbai Police and claimed that her documents were linked to a fraud case registered in Mumbai.
Published – 18 Apr 2026 23:35 IST
