Kalaburagi doctor loses ₹1.79 crore in digital arrest scam

An unidentified caller accused a retired 67-year-old doctor and his wife of links to money laundering and then staged a fake investigation through WhatsApp. The couple sold assets, broke fixed deposits and took a ₹50 lakh loan before transferring ₹1.79 crore. Their son later exposed the fraud, prompting a police complaint in Kalaburagi after weeks of threats.