A 23-year-old MBA student in Pune was duped of Rs 43 lakh by cyber criminals. The fraudsters posed as CBI officers and subjected him to a fake “digital arrest” and kept him under surveillance on a video app for six days. They sent him an arrest warrant and demanded money in the name of interrogation.
Out of fear, the student sold his loans and jewellery and deposited the money in three bank accounts. After realising the fraud a month later, he lodged a complaint with the police. The police are investigating and have appealed to citizens to be wary of such scams.
