<h1>Bengaluru techie coerced in 'digital arrest' scam into 187 transfers totaling Rs 31.83 crore over months-long online surveillance.</h1> A prolonged cyber fraud used a digital arrest method: impersonating investigators, sustaining video surveillance, and producing forged official letters to coerce a Bengaluru software engineer into disclosing financial details and making 187 transfers totaling about Rs 31.83 crore, with successive demands framed as surety, taxes, and processing charges; the victim later filed a complaint seeking investigation.