Thane woman loses Rs 3 crore after fraudsters trap her in fake drug bust, “CBI” digital arrest
Police have arrested three persons, allegedly linked to an international fraud syndicate, for cheating an elderly woman in Maharashtra’s Thane city of more than Rs 3 crore after keeping her under “digital arrest”, officials said on Sunday.
The 61-year-old woman received a call on August 13, 2024 from some persons posing as a courier company personnel, claiming they had seized her parcel containing a laptop, 140 grams of MD (drug) powder, a Thai passport, three credit cards and four kg of cloth items, they said.
