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Bengaluru: Woman falls prey to 'digital arrest' scam, losses over Rs 2.05 cr
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....engaluru: Woman falls prey to 'digital arrest' scam, losses over Rs 2.05 cr<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 16-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Bengaluru, Dec 16 (PTI) A 57-year-old woman fell prey to an alleged "digital arrest" scam and lost over Rs 2.05 crore to cybercriminals, who posed as law enforcement officials, police said on Tuesday. 'Digital arrest' is a form of cyber fraud where fraudsters pose as law enforce....
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....ment officers and threaten people through audio or video calls, forcing them to transfer money online. The woman was also coerced into selling multiple properties and taking bank loans to meet the fraudsters' demands, they said. The offence is said to have occurred between June 19 and November 27, police said. According to the complaint, on June 19, 2025, he received a call from an unidentified....
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.... number claiming to be from Blue Dart courier company, informing her that a baggage allegedly linked to her Aadhaar card contained drugs and that Mumbai Police would arrest her. The caller then instructed her to install an app and began video calling her regularly. In the first week, they continuously monitored her through video and WhatsApp calls, the FIR stated. It further stated that the accu....
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....sed allegedly appeared on video calls wearing police uniforms and claimed to be officers of the rank of inspector and deputy commissioner of police. Police said the accused used to contact the complainant through multiple unknown mobile numbers and demanded money, threatening that her son's life would be in danger if payments were not made. Fearing arrest and harm to her family, the complainant ....
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....sold two plots in Malur at a low price, disposed of an apartment in Vignan Nagar, and also availed a loan from a private bank to arrange the money, which was transferred to the accused, the FIR said. From June 20, she had transferred Rs 2,05,16,652, the FIR stated. The fraud came to light when the accused allegedly asked the complainant to visit a police station to obtain a 'no-objection certifi....
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....cate' and promised that the entire amount would be returned, following which the victim realised that she had fallen prey to a digital arrest scam. Based on her complaint, a case was registered at Whitefield CEN crime police station on November 27 under Sections 319 (2) (Cheating by personation) and 318 (4) (Cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the Information Technol....
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....ogy Act, police said, adding that further investigation is under way. PTI AMP KH<BR> News - Press release - PIB....