‘Digital arrest’: Fake CBI officer defrauds Hyderabad man of Rs 35.74 lakh

HYDERABAD: A 79-year-old resident of Domalguda fell victim to a cybercrime scam known as a “digital arrest” and lost Rs 35.74 lakh to fraudsters impersonating as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials.

According to the complaint, on July 6, the victim received a call from an individual, who introduced himself as CBI officer Vijay Khanna from the Colaba police station in Mumbai. The caller falsely claimed that a bank account in the victim’s name at the Canara Bank Colaba branch was linked to a money laundering case involving an individual named Naresh Goel.