- By Priyanka Koul
- Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A software professional from Bengaluru was duped out of nearly Rs 2 crore after falling victim to a "digital arrest" scam, which led her to sell her flat and two residential plots to meet the demands of the fraudsters. The woman, who worked for a software company, was living with her 10-year-old son in a flat in Vignan Nagar.
According to NDTV report, in June 2025, she received a call from someone pretending to be a courier official, who informed her that a suspicious piece of luggage linked to her Aadhaar card had been seized.
The call was soon transferred to individuals claiming to be officers from the Mumbai Police, who threatened her with arrest and instructed her to remain indoors until further verification was done.
The fraudsters then persuaded her to install a specific mobile application and warned that her son would suffer consequences if she failed to cooperate.
Fearing for her child’s safety, the woman followed their instructions. She sold two plots of land in Malur at a loss, and later also sold her flat in Vignan Nagar.
The funds from these property sales were transferred to the fraudsters' bank accounts, and she even took out a loan from a bank to meet their demands. In total, Babita Das lost approximately Rs 2 crore.
The fraudsters later told her to visit a nearby police station to retrieve the money, but then abruptly ended the call. Their phones were subsequently switched off.
She has now lodged a complaint with the Whitefield Cyber Crime Police Station, and an investigation into the digital arrest scam has been initiated by the authorities.