82-year-old woman cheated of Rs 73.3 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam

THANE: (Apr 12) An 82-year-old woman from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly duped of Rs 73.3 lakh in a "digital arrest" scam after fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials threatened to implicate her in a fake terror case, police said on Sunday.

The scammers allegedly intimidated the complainant, a resident of Kalyan, by claiming that her mobile phone number was linked to a Pakistani soldier involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, an official said.

He said that the accused coerced the woman into making massive bank transfers over four days to clear her name in the case.