Bengaluru: A senior woman tech professional in Bengaluru was defrauded of Rs 32 crore over nearly six months after falling victim to a sophisticated digital arrest scam involving callers impersonating DHL staff and Central Bureau of Investigation officials. According to the FIR filed on 14 November, the incident began on 15 September 2024 when the victim received a call from someone claiming to be from DHL’s Mumbai Andheri office. The caller alleged that a suspicious package addressed to her had been intercepted and was found to contain credit cards and prohibited drugs.

When she clarified that she lived in Bengaluru, the call was transferred to an individual posing as a CBI officer. The fraudsters told her that she was being monitored by those who had allegedly tried to frame her and ins

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