Digital arrest: Sec 8 woman loses Rs 57L

In yet another incident of “digital arrest”, a woman has been duped of Rs 57 lakh by fraudsters posing as CBI and police officers.

A resident of Sector 18 reported that she received a phone call from a man, who introduced himself as an employee of a courier company. He told the victim that a parcel booked under her name contained suspicious items. It was sent to Beijing. She was made to speak to other gang members, who were posing as officials of the Mumbai Police and the CBI. They accused the woman of money laundering.

The fraudsters made the victim believe that she was under digital arrest and coerced her into transferring money.

The victim told the police that she liquidated her investments, sold gold jewellery and raised a loan to pay the fraudsters, who threatened her with dire consequences.

The fraudsters kept her engaged through WhatsApp and Skype.

A case has been registered at the cyber crime police station and an investigation started.