A 59-year-old retired teacher from Ahmedabad has lost nearly Rs 38.7 lakh after falling victim to a digital arrest scam. According to reports, the ordeal started on September 12 when the victim received a call from someone claiming to be a telecom company official. The caller alleged that a SIM card linked to the teacher’s Aadhaar was being misused in Mumbai to distribute objectionable content. To make the charge sound credible, the fraudster connected him to fake “Mumbai Crime Branch” officers on video calls.

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The so-called officers told the teacher that an FIR had been filed against him for money laundering and that he could face arrest unless he cooperated. They showed him forged ID cards, appeared in police uniforms on WhatsApp video, an

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