Officer duped of Rs 9.3 lakh over ‘digital arrest’

Cybercriminals have duped a local resident, who is Director, Skill Development, and posted in Mohali, of Rs 9.30 lakh. The victim, Dinesh Sharma, a resident of Sector 5, MDC, said he received a phone call. The caller claimed to be calling from a post office in Mumbai and said they had received a parcel in his name containing police ID cards, uniform and chemical. The caller dubiously connected the call to a fake cop, who told the victim that he was being arrested digitally.