77-yr-old kept under ‘digital arrest’ for a month, loses Rs 3.8cr

A 77-year-old Mumbai woman endured a month-long “digital detention” orchestrated by cyber fraudsters impersonating law enforcement. Threatened with arrest in a fabricated money laundering case, she was coerced into transferring ₹3.8 crore into various accounts. The scammers maintained constant video calls, mimicking police procedures and even returning a small sum to gain her trust.