76-year-old woman victim of cyber gang’s ‘digital arrest ’: Rs 11 lakh stolen

A 76-year-old resident of Lake Town was held hostage by a cyber gang over the phone for two days and was forced to transfer ₹11 lakh to their bank accounts with threats to arrest her.

The gang members claimed that her Aadhaar card was used for fraudulent activities, including sexual harassment, circulating fake gambling advertisements and activating numerous SIM cards.