Pune retiree loses ₹1.28 crore in digital arrest scam

A 74-year-old retired government official from Pune lost ₹1.28 crore to scammers posing as telecom and Mumbai Crime Branch officials. Between August 27 and September 1, he transferred funds across four transactions. Mumbai police have registered 95 digital arrest cases this year and an FIR has been filed under BNS and IT Act sections.