In what could perhaps be the longest cyber fraud in Karnataka, a 57-year-old techie woman was allegedly duped of Rs 32 crore in a digital arrest scam that lasted for over six months.

According to news agency PTI, posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced "digital arrest" by holding the software engineer, staying in Indiranagar in Bengaluru, under constant Skype surveillance.

It all began on September 15, 2024, when she received a call from a person claiming to be from DHL Andheri, alleging that a parcel booked in her name contained credit cards, passports, and MDMA. She was told that her identity had been misused.

Before the woman could respond, the call was transferred to people posing as CBI officers, who threatened her and claimed that all the evidence was against her.

The acc

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