{
  "id": 8069980,
  "title": "Mumbai Cyber Fraud: 72-Year-Old Malad Man Loses ₹89.80 Lakh In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam, Fraudsters Impersonate Senior Police Officers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/mumbai-cyber-fraud-72-year-old-malad-man-loses-89-80-lakh-in-digital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:09:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-cyber-fraud-72-year-old-malad-man-loses-8980-lakh-in-digital-arrest-scam-fraudsters-impersonate-senior-police-officers"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, September 17, 2026: A 72-year-old retired man from Malad West was allegedly duped of Rs 89.80 lakh by cyber fraudsters who impersonated senior police officers and placed him under a prolonged “digital arrest”, threatening him with arrest in a fabricated terror-funding case, according to the FIR registered by North Cyber Police Station. Case Registered Under IT Act, BNS The case was…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Dahisar Senior Citizen Loses ₹1.12 Crore In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam; IIT Delhi Alumnus, Bank Manager Among 6 Arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/mumbai-cyber-fraud-dahisar-senior-citizen-loses-1-12-crore-in-digital",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:46:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}