Daijiworld Media Network – Pune

Pune, Oct 19: In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 70-year-old man from Pune was duped of Rs 1.44 crore after being placed under a so-called ‘digital arrest’ by cyber criminals posing as officers of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), police said on Saturday.

According to the FIR registered at the Pune Cyber Police Station, the victim’s ordeal began on September 23 when he received a phone call from a man claiming to be an inspector from Mumbai. The caller told the victim that the Lucknow unit of the ATS had arrested a terrorist who had used bank accounts in the complainant’s name for terror-related activities.

“Later, another person wearing a police uniform appeared on a video call and informed the victim that the

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