Naresh Malhotra, a 78-year-old retired banker in Delhi, lost his entire life savings worth ₹ 23 crore to cybercriminals before he finally refused to comply with their demands and cautioned he would go to the police. He was held under “digital arrest” for over a month. Ordeal began on August 4 when he received a call from a man claiming to be a Mumbai Police officer. It continued till September 4, after which the fraudsters stopped contacting him.

He was confined to his home and only allowed out to visit banks and withdraw money, which he was then forced to hand over to the fraudsters impersonating officers from the ED and CBI, PTI reported.

“They told me that I needed to talk to the Mumbai Police regarding the same matter and if they approved, the connection would continue, or else

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