Bhopal Elderly Couple Kept Under ‘Digital Arrest’ For 2 Months, Duped Of ₹22 Lakh
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): An elderly couple from Kolar was kept under ‘digital arrest’ and surveillance for nearly two months by cyber fraudsters who duped them of Rs 22 lakh by threatening to implicate them in a money laundering case. The couple approached the cyber police about a month after realising they had been cheated. The case was transferred to Kolar police who registered a case against…
In Bhopal, a cyber fraud scheme duped an elderly couple from Kolar of Rs 22 lakh, holding them under a 'digital arrest' for two months. The victims, Laxmi Bai, a 65-year-old homemaker, and her husband, were threatened with arrest and implicating in a money laundering case. In May, the woman received a call from an unidentified man claiming to be a police officer from Delhi's Daryaganj station.
He informed her about an arrest warrant and instructed her not to disclose the information. The conmen later impersonated a CBI officer and contacted her husband, arranging a video call with a judge who threatened to seize their property. The couple was persuaded to return to Bhopal and provide money, which they pawned their gold jewelry and obtained a loan.
They remained under the fraudsters' surveillance until July before reporting the scam to the cyber police. Authorities are currently investigating the mobile numbers and bank accounts involved in the scheme.
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