Now Reading: Delhi woman loses Rs 78 lakh in 10-day digital arrest scam
-
01
Delhi woman loses Rs 78 lakh in 10-day digital arrest scam
A 10-day digital arrest scam in Delhi's Sarita Vihar has cost a senior citizen Rs 78 lakh. Cyber criminals posed as investigators, told the woman she was linked to a money laundering…
A 10-day digital arrest scam in Delhi's Sarita Vihar has cost a senior citizen Rs 78 lakh. Cyber criminals posed as investigators, told the woman she was linked to a money laundering case, and forced her to stay on call and follow orders from August 24.
The fraudsters demanded Rs 27 lakh first and then took the rest in multiple transfers. The woman was told not to speak to anyone and to keep her phone on at all times.
The scam came to light when the victim's daughter noticed an email alert about a Rs 27 lakh debit. Police have registered a case and are investigating.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The digital arrest method relies on isolating the victim from family and creating a fake legal panic. In this case, the fraudsters kept the woman under watch for 10 days, a period long enough to drain savings before anyone noticed. Under the IT Act and IPC, impersonating a public servant carries up to seven years in jail, but tracing the money across multiple accounts remains the real challenge for Delhi Police. Banks are now required under RBI's 2023 guidelines to flag large, rapid debits from senior citizens' accounts, whether that alert system was triggered here is a key detail yet to emerge. The next step will be the police's progress on freezing the accounts that received the stolen funds.
Source: bazaar.businesstoday.in
This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
