New Delhi: Cases of ‘digital arrest’ are on the rise in India, with most of the victims being older citizens.

In one of the most daring cyber fraud cases in recent times, a senior citizen couple in Haryana’s Ambala was allegedly ‘digitally arrested’ and cheated of Rs 1.5 crore by scammers who posed as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials. ADVERTISEMENT

Not only that, the fraudsters used a forged Supreme Court order to entrap the couple.

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the case.

It all began in early September, when retired Haryana Roadways auditor Shashibala Sachdeva and her husband received a WhatsApp video call from some persons who claimed to be CBI officers. They showed the couple a forged Supreme Court order, accusing them of being involved in a mone

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