• By Aditya Jha
  • Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:26 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Bengaluru News: In another case of "Digital Arrest", a software engineer in Bengaluru allegedly lost Rs 1.2 crore after being interrogated by the fake police officers. The 28-year-old woman told police that she even had to take a loan of Rs 40 lakh after the scammers exploited all her savings. The case was registered just a few days after the Karnataka government released an advisory related to "digital arrest".

The woman in a statement to police stated that she received an automated IVR call from an international number in which they claimed that they belonged to the DHL courier services. The caller allegedly claimed that they had received a package in her name.

He further mentioned that the package contained illegal items, including fake passports and ATM cards. The fraudsters instructed her to contact a Mumbai police station to avoid any arrest; however, they asked her to opt for the digital arrest if she wanted to avoid the arrest.

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She detailed that a man posing as a Mumbai Crime Branch officer confronted her after a while. He said that he was Sunil Datt Dubey, a senior official in the Mumbai Crime Branch. The woman fell into the trap as the caller had a proper setup of a police station and also carried ID cards with him. The fraudster accused the engineer of being involved in a money laundering case worth Rs 93.89 crore and later issued a "digital arrest" order.

She was instructed to cooperate by transferring the demanded amount. The woman later liquidated her investments and transferred Rs 75.63 lakh to their account. However, the scammers asked her to transfer an additional Rs 55.87 lakh as a bond payment for her property.

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She had to borrow Rs 40 lakh and then added the rest of the amount from her remaining savings to pay the scammers. However, the matter came into light after the woman lodged a complaint with the east division police last week. The police have assured us of an investigation into the matter.