Ex-MD cheated of ₹70 lakh after scammers falsely link him to Pahalgam terror attack

A former Managing Director (MD) of a multinational conglomerate became a victim of a 'digital arrest' scam after scamsters told him he was found linked to a terror group during the Pahalgam attack investigation. He was cheated of ₹70 lakh. Police said people posing as NIA and ATS officers spoke to him and forced him to share his financial details.