CHENNAI: Padma Bhushan T Ramasami (77), a former secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is among the latest to fall victim to ‘digital arrest’.

The Chennai resident ended up losing Rs 57 lakh to cyber frauds, who forced him to transfer what he had in fixed deposits to their mule accounts in September.

The cyber crime wing of the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) have registered a case and are investigating.

Digital arrest involves scammers impersonating law enforcement officers, typically from the Mumbai Police, Delhi Police, and Enforcement Directorate (ED), calling potential targets and fabricating a scenario to create panic in their minds at the other end of the line.

Ramasamy, a scientist-turned-civil servant was one of the longest serving secretaries in

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