In recent times, there has been an increase in the number of frauds through 'digital arrest'. The central government has been continuously warning citizens to be vigilant in this regard. Meanwhile, such a case has come to light from Mumbai. A shocking case has come to light in which an 86-year-old woman was kept in digital arrest for two months and robbed of Rs 20 crore. The woman was cheated between December 26, 2024, and March 3, 2025, pretending to be a 'CBI' officer.
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According to the police complaint filed by the woman earlier this month, she was tricked into pretending to be a CBI officer and opening a bank account using her 'Aadhaar' card to claim money laundering. The accused forced the elderly woman to stay at home for two months and called her every three hours to know her location. The cyber police rescued the woman's Rs 77 lakh by identifying the bank accounts into which the money was transferred, but by then the accused had embezzled crores of rupees from the woman.
The CBI is investigating the case, forcing the woman to stay at home. Her family members were also threatened with arrest. Between December 26 and March 3, the elderly woman transferred more than Rs 20 crore to the accused. This is said to be the biggest digital fraud scam in India. After two months, the maid working at the woman's house informed her daughter about the change in her behavior, and then the incident was revealed.
The police have arrested three people in this case. One of the accused is part of an international gang. The accused had created a group on the Telegram app, in which details of Indian accounts were shared, in which large amounts of money were kept. Currently, the police are investigating the case further.