Trend of ‘digital arrests’ on the rise

VIJAYAWADA: In a growing trend of cybercrimes in Vijayawada, a recent case of ‘digital arrest’ fraud has raised safety concerns. The incident, reported on Friday, (November 15) involves a Hyderabad-based software employee who became a victim of an elaborate scam.

Although the cybercrime police quickly took action, they were unable to recover more than Rs 10 lakh of the Rs 1.25 crore that was fraudulently transferred.