<h1>Elderly man duped of Rs 1.19 crore in 'digital arrest' impersonation scam; probe under IPC 420, 387 and IT 66D</h1> An 83-year-old retired government official in Pune was defrauded of approximately Rs 1.19 crore in a 'digital arrest' scam in which perpetrators impersonated police and CBI officers, threatened arrest, held the couple on prolonged video calls, and coerced multiple bank transfers between August 16 and September 17. The victim died of a heart attack a month after the transfers; his wife filed a complaint with cyber police after his death and daughter's arrival. A First Information Report has been registered and a criminal investigation into impersonation, extortion and financial fraud is ongoing; authorities say no direct causal link to the death has been established.