Retired Chandigarh schoolteacher loses ₹48 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam

A retired schoolteacher from Sector 20 allegedly lost ₹48 lakh to cyber fraudsters who subjected her to a “digital arrest” while posing as police, Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers.

A digital arrest is a cyber extortion scam where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement or government officials on video calls to trick victims into believing they face immediate arrest.