In the latest case of the so-called digital arrest scam, a fake Hyderabad police officer reportedly extorted Rs 5.9 lakh from a Panchkula resident.

ACP (Crime) Arvind Kamboj, said that on October 9, 2024, a resident of Panchkula , Sajjan Kumar, lodged a complaint stating that on October 3, he received a call from a man claiming to be an officer of the Hyderabad police.

The caller alleged that a credit card under Kumar’s name was being misused and linked to a suspect detained for alleged connections with a terrorist organisation. The caller further claimed that the card was recovered from the accused and that Kumar was also booked under money laundering charges.

The fraudster pressured the victim to travel to Hyderabad. When Kumar refused, he was connected via a video call, where the

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