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Noida family loses ₹3.21 crore in 38-day ‘digital arrest’

The woman complained that her father was called from an unidentified number claiming to be from TRAI, alleging that his Aadhaar number had been used to send illegal advertising, pornographic videos, and harassing text messages to the public.

Updated on Aug 27, 2025, 5:55 AM IST

Majority of ‘digital arrest’ victims in Chandigarh are women

Cyber police sensitising elderly residents during a door-to-door awareness drive on digital arrest frauds in Chandigarh on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 15, 2025, 5:04 AM IST

Karnataka woman loses entire life savings of ₹3.9 cr to ‘digital arrest’ fraud

A widow in her sixties who had previously lived and worked overseas with her husband, had settled in Mangaluru a few years ago.

Published on Aug 11, 2025, 3:12 PM IST

Kerala man arrested for extorting ₹1.05 cr using 'digital arrest'

The accused has been remanded in police custody and further investigation is underway under

Published on Aug 11, 2025, 3:05 PM IST

Digital arrest, cyber fraud: UP STF nabs two gang members from Maharashtra

The accused were arrested from a flat in a residential building on Mira Road in Maharashtra’s Thane district. (For representation)

Published on Jul 27, 2025, 7:12 PM IST

Two Bengaluru women kept under digital arrest for 9 hours, forced to strip naked

Fraudsters forced the women on digital arrest and forced them to go through an online examination involving stripping naked.

Updated on Jul 23, 2025, 9:21 PM IST

A first in UP: Man gets jail term in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The cyber fraudster had posed as a customs officer and then a CBI official during a series of video calls, claiming the victim’s name had surfaced in a case involving fake passports, ATM cards and 140 grams of MDMA (a psychoactive drug). (Pic for representation)

Published on Jul 18, 2025, 6:06 AM IST

Bengaluru man loses ₹11 lakh to digital arrest scam, ends life

A suicide note recovered at the scene cited ongoing health issues and mental harassment by cybercriminals.

Updated on Jul 16, 2025, 5:30 PM IST

Noida woman under ‘digital arrest’ loses ₹3 crore to frauds, made to break FDs

The woman was told that her Aadhaar number was used in four different bank accounts and the money was being used for gambling, blackmailing, illegal purchases of weapons. (Representational image)

Updated on Jul 3, 2025, 6:27 AM IST

Shahjahanpur farmer duped of ₹1.04-cr in digital arrest scam, 7 held

Nine mobile phones, seven debit cards, and a bank passbook were seized from the seven accused. (Sourced)

Updated on Jul 2, 2025, 8:25 PM IST

Retired teacher loses ₹64 lakh to cyber frauds

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Published on Jun 30, 2025, 8:00 AM IST

Greater Noida: Man duped of ₹1 crore after 23-day digital arrest

Police said the victim, a retired IAF officer, lives in Jewar, and his children are settled abroad. (Representational image)

Published on Jun 19, 2025, 7:20 AM IST

70-year-old Mohali woman duped of ₹1 crore in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The caller told the Mohali woman that she would be placed under “digital arrest” and monitored continuously. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 13, 2025, 9:36 AM IST

Retired teacher loses ₹83 lakh, kept under 11-day 'digital arrest' by fake cop

Retired teacher in Beed duped of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>83 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop.

Updated on Jun 1, 2025, 11:25 PM IST

₹1.82-cr fraud on prof unravels int’l gang specialising in ‘digital arrest’

the police have recovered <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>11.3 lakh from the accused, apart from a laptop, 18 mobile phones, 18 cheque books of various banks, 32 debit cards, 33 cheques, 27 Vodafone SIM cards, 2 passbooks, 10 rubber stamps in the name of bogus firms and 36 bank kits in the name of 10 companies. (Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO)

Published on May 30, 2025, 7:36 AM IST

Noida woman duped of ₹14L in digital arrest

Following her questioning by a man posing as a police officer from Mumbai, the woman was compelled to visit the bank despite her ligament injury and transfer <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>14 lakh. (Representational image)

Published on May 28, 2025, 9:44 AM IST

‘Digital arrest’ fraud: ED’s probe reveals use of bogus accounts, hawala operations

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Published on May 28, 2025, 7:04 AM IST

Delhi man loses ₹25 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ fraud; three arrested

Three cyber fraudsters arrested in Delhi for duping a man of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25 lakh.

Updated on May 26, 2025, 10:11 PM IST

Professor in Dehradun loses lakhs in digital arrest scam; cops investigate

For representational purposes only. (PTI Photo)

Updated on May 23, 2025, 4:50 PM IST

Kapurthala farmer loses over ₹11 lakh in a digital arrest fraud case

In his complaint, Joginder alleged that his wife received a phone call from a foreign number and the caller told that their son, who is settled in Canada, had met with an accident in which he and another person suffered serious injuries on May 13.

Published on May 23, 2025, 8:38 AM IST

CBI arrests two key operatives linked to digital arrest syndicate that duped man of ₹7.67 crore

CBI arrests two key operatives linked to digital arrest syndicate that duped man of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7.67 crore

Published on May 6, 2025, 7:32 AM IST

Ghaziabad: Woman kept under digital arrest for 28 days, extorted of ₹56 lakh

An FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station on May 1. (Representational image)

Published on May 4, 2025, 5:14 AM IST

29-year-old Andheri resident arrested in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

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Published on Apr 16, 2025, 9:36 AM IST

CBI unearths syndicate behind ‘digital arrest’, arrests 4 including 2 from city

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Published on Apr 16, 2025, 9:26 AM IST

RJD leader ‘digitally arrested’ for hours at Patna house: ‘If you step out…'

According to the complaint, the RLD leader received calls from two phone numbers around 10:30am on April 8.

Updated on Apr 15, 2025, 4:57 PM IST

Vasai lawyer loses ₹50L to digital arrest fraud

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Published on Apr 10, 2025, 8:36 AM IST

Palghar man loses ₹3.5cr in digital arrest, scammers pose as CBI, cops

The victim was threatened with arrest and forced to send <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.5 crore to different bank accounts.

Published on Apr 9, 2025, 7:35 PM IST

Duo held for extorting ₹10L from 71-year-old in “digital arrest” fraud

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Published on Apr 2, 2025, 8:10 AM IST

Kerala: Two arrested in ₹36 lakh ‘digital arrest’ scam in Kochi

The arrests were carried out by a team from the Ernakulam Town South Police Station. (Pic used for representation)

Published on Mar 31, 2025, 9:18 PM IST

‘Digital arrest’ turns into weeks for Lucknow teacher, costs her ₹78 lakh

Cyber crime

Published on Mar 27, 2025, 8:02 AM IST

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