Retired Army Colonel in Bengaluru cheated of ₹56 lakhs in digital arrest scam

An 83-year-old retired Army colonel from Bengaluru lost ₹56 lakh after falling victim to a digital arrest scam carried out over nearly two weeks. Fraudsters posing as Mumbai police officers allegedly intimidated the victim into transferring his entire savings.

According to his complaint filed with the central cybercrime police on 18 November, the victim received a call on 27 October from a man identifying himself as Sanjay Pise, a police officer from Mumbai.