Homemaker loses ₹15 lakh in digital arrest fraud in Mumbai

Cyber frauds impersonated as CBI and police officers extorted ₹38 lakh from a homemaker and a medical store owner using the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi. The homemaker was coerced into transferring ₹15 lakh after being placed under ‘digital arrest’ on a WhatsApp video call. The medical store owner was extorted ₹25 lakh. FIRs have been registered.