Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) The Mumbai police have rolled out an awareness campaign to educate and protect senior citizens from ‘digital arrest’ scams, which have become a major challenge for law-enforcers, officials said on Saturday.

The initiative, which involves door-to-door visits, aims to send out the message that no law permits ‘digital arrest’ and government agencies do not demand money or video calls from citizens, they said.

Over the last couple of years, there has been a sharp rise in cybercrime, and most cases are related to financial fraud targeting senior citizens, an official said.

Since January this year, Mumbai has recorded 128 cases of ‘digital arrest’ fraud cases in which the victims collectively lost Rs 101 crore. In most incidents, cyber fraudsters posed as senior cops and t

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