Ex-MLA falls victim to digital arrest fraud in Bengaluru, loses Rs 31 Lakh
BENGALURU: Former Aurad MLA Gundappa Vakil was kept under ‘digital arrest’ for eight days and duped of Rs 30.99 lakh, after fraudsters set up a fake police station and courtroom through video calls.
According to the FIR registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, the victim, Vakil (72), a resident of Jonnekeri village in Aurad, received a phone call on August 12 from a man claiming to be a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer.
