Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A woman was kept under digital arrest for over an hour by cyber conmen on pretext of her involvement in a case of money laundering.
Timely intervention of Kolar police got the woman released from the digital arrest of the cyber crooks. As per reports, a woman received a call from cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officials.
They claimed that they have evidence that the woman has received cash Rs 2.56 crores in her bank account through money laundering.
The scamsters then made a video call on the victim’s Whats App and asked her to lock herself in a room as she has been arrested digitally. The crooks then started taking details of her bank accounts and other crucial information while claiming that the woman’s Aadhaar card, PAN card and ATM was used in a case related to money laundering. The woman’s aged mother-in-law was suspicious when she locked herself in her room.
Despite repeated knocks, the woman did not open the door following which her mother-in-law called the police. Kolar police reached the home and asked the woman to open the door of her room. Police convinced the woman that there is no such provision as digital arrest and that she was being fooled by the cyber conmen. The crooks dropped the call when cops entered the room. In-charge at Kolar police station Sanjay Soni said further investigations were being carried out in this connection.
