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Bengaluru News: In another case of "digital arrest," a senior woman techie in Bengaluru was duped of a whopping Rs 32 crore over the course of nearly six months. The officials informed that the 57-year-old techie was duped by the online fraudsters, making it the largest amount lost by any individual in Karnataka in such cases. While the incident happened in the later months of 2024 and ended earlier in March 2025, she reportedly did not inform police due to the shock and her son's wedding in June. The officials stated that the victim was threatened to not contact the local police, adding that a probe has been ordered into the matter.

According to the FIR filed on November 14, the victim stated that she received a call on September 15, 2024, with the fraudster claiming that he called from DHL, a courier service. The fraudsters claimed that a package had arrived in her name at the DHL centre in Mumbai' Andheri, adding that it consisted of credit cards and prohibited drugs. They asked the techie to inform the cyber cell when she clarified that she lived in Bengaluru; however, the call was transferred to a fake CBI officer before she could.

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The fraudsters directed her to not contact the local police by claiming that she was being tracked by the people who allegedly tried to frame her. "It was a horrifying experience for me, going through their threats," the techie told the police, reported the Deccan Herald. The victim was under "house arrest" over a Skype call for several weeks, forcing her to work from home.

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The techie later broke her fixed deposits and liquidated other savings to transfer the amount into 187 different accounts after the fraudsters asked the victim to declare her assets to the RBI's "Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)". The officials stated that a detailed probe has been ordered into the case, adding that the matter is likely to be handled by the CID as the sum lost is over Rs 3 crore.

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