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A case of cyber fraud posing as a digital arrest has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, where a Class 8 boy’s quick thinking prevented his parents from losing money after being held on a video call for nearly 10 hours. The incident was reported from the Prem Nagar area. According to police, cyber fraudsters targeted…
Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in Maharashtra’s Beed district for allegedly defrauding a man of more than Rs 23 lakh using the notorious ‘digital arrest’ tactic. The accused have been identified as Prasanna Ajay Kasat, his wife Swati Kasat, and their associate Sanket Deepak Beldar. All three of them are residents of…
Last Updated:January 04, 2026, 12:56 IST Fraudsters alleged that a parcel booked in the victim’s name, en route from Mumbai to Bangkok had been intercepted and was found to contain narcotics, passports, and a laptop. The fraudsters posed as police officers and trapped the victim in ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days. (Representative image) A 81-year-old…
Taking major action against cyber crime, Delhi Police has arrested two accused in two separate cases. In these cases, lakhs of rupees were defrauded through ‘digital arrest’ scam and fake investment scheme. Investigation has revealed that the defrauded amount was spent in different states through mule bank accounts and layered transactions. read more According to…
In yet another case of digital arrest, cyber fraudsters posing as officers of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) allegedly held a Bhopal-based lawyer “under arrest” for three hours. The scammers falsely claimed that the lawyer, Advocate Shamsul Hasan, was under investigation in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack. The incident took place in the Kohefiza police…
Last Updated:September 24, 2025, 13:37 is A retired banker from Delhi lost Rs 23 crore to cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement. Delhi Police IFSO is investigating and has frozen Rs 2.67 crore so far. Cyber fraud is on the rise in India. (Representative Image) A 78-year-old retired banker from Delhi lost his entire life…
Last Updated:September 09, 2025, 09:02 is The caller introduced himself as a CBI officer and accused the man of being involved in a money-laundering case A former MLA in Karnataka’s Bidar district lost Rs 31 lakh in ‘digital arrest’. A former MLA in Karnataka’s Bidar district has become the latest victim of “digital arrest”, losing…
Mandya: A bank manager lost Rs 56 lakh after being “digitally arrested” by cyber fraudsters in Karnataka’s Mandya district. The police cracked the case after nine months and arrested three persons in connection with the crime. According to police, the victim is a woman bank manager working at Bank of Baroda. The cyber criminals, posing…
Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 10:23 is In a handwritten note, he said he was being blackmailed and forced to send money by a man named Vikram Goswami, who claimed to be from the Central Bureau of Investigation. The victim, Kumar, used to work with BESCOM | Image: X A man working with the Bangalore Electricity…
New Delhi: A 73-year-old woman from Vile Parle, Mumbai, was cheated out of Rs 2.89 crore by cyber criminals who pretended to be big government officials. After receiving the complain of the fraud Mumbai Police acted quickly and managed to get back Rs 1.29 crore. The Threat of “Digital Arrest” and Legal Intimidation The scam…