Kolkata, Nov 19 (PTI) Three persons were arrested from Gujarat for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Kolkata of over Rs 78 lakh after convincing her that a parcel in her name contained illegal drugs, police said on Wednesday.

The suspects were nabbed from different parts of Gujarat by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Kolkata Police, they said.

Deepanwita Dhar, a resident of Kolkata’s Maniktala, received an automated call on March 9, 2024, informing her that a parcel in her name had been cancelled, police said. Show Full Article

Assuming it was linked to an online order, she called the “customer care” number provided in the message, they said.

“The callers, posing as Mumbai Police officers, told her that 200 gram of contraband had been found in a package allegedly sent by her to a man

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