Bengaluru ~ In what is said to be the largest digital arrest scam in Karnataka, a 57-year-old woman here allegedly lost about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated “digital arrest” scam that lasted over six months, following which a case has been registered.

Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced what is called a “digital arrest” by holding her under constant Skype surveillance. They used threats of arrest to coerce her into sharing all financial details and to make 187 bank transfers.

In her complaint, the software engineer of Indiranagar in the city stated that the ordeal lasted for over six months, until she got a ‘clearance letter’ from the fraudsters.

It began on September 15, 2024, with a call from a person claiming to be from DHL Andheri, alleging that a parcel booked in her n

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