Shocking misuse of authority-like tactics left two elderly Pune residents drained of their life savings, as cyber-criminals executed separate digital arrest scams last month. Two senior citizens — a 77-year-old retired employee from a private company and a 69-year-old former government hospital staffer — lost a combined ₹39.5 lakh after being manipulated into believing they were accused in serious criminal cases.

The first victim, a resident of Aundh, was pushed into panic on October 28 when he received a video call from a caller pretending to be an ATS officer from Mumbai. The scammer falsely claimed his Aadhaar and mobile number had been traced to terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack. He was further told that he was suspected of laundering ₹60 crore and that an arrest warrant had

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