Former postal chief loses Rs 22 lakhs to digital arrest in Telangana

HYDERABAD: A 77-year-old retired chief postmaster general, a resident of AC Guards, was cheated of Rs 22 lakh in a digital arrest fraud, police said.

The victim received a call on December 7 from a woman identifying herself as Arrohi Jain from the Ministry of Communications, who claimed an FIR had been registered against him in connection with a SIM card allegedly issued in Delhi and used for fraudulent activities. At the time, the victim was in Trivandrum.