85-year-old woman held ‘hostage’, extorted of Rs 20 crore by cyber fraudsters; 3 held

An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than Rs 20 crore of her savings over two months to a ‘digital arrest’ fraud, police said on Thursday.

One of the fraudsters posed as a ‘CBI officer’ to extort money from the woman, they said, adding three persons have been arrested in connection with the crime which took place between December 26, 2024 and March 3 this year.