63-yr-old trapped in ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs 80 lakh

Nagpur: Cyber fraudsters trapped a 63-year-old retired postal dept employee under digital arrest and cheated him of Rs 80 lakh citing his involvement in a case of money laundering, reports Soumitra Bose.The Cyber Police have registered a case following a complaint by the retired official. The victim stated in his complaint that on April 4 around 2pm, an unknown accused made a WhatsApp video call to him. During the call, the fraudsters allegedly showed obscene content and threatened him on the false pretext that a case was registered against him and that an arrest warrant was issued.The accused sent fake police complaints and fabricated documents like warrants via WhatsApp. Under the threat of arrest, the victim was forced to transfer 79,20,294 to various bank accounts provided by the accused, including one in the name of Frontnfoxer International in New Delhi.FIR was lodged under BNS, with relevant provisions of IT Act. No arrests have been made so far.