Noida family ‘digitally arrested’ for 5 days, duped of over Rs 1 crore

A Noida family lost over Rs 1 crore to cyber fraud after being held under ‘digital arrest’ for five days by scammers posing as government officials, police reported on Monday.

According to police, the fraudsters used video calls to impersonate law enforcement officers and forced the victims into paying large sums of money under false pretences.