Mumbai woman loses Rs 20 crore in one of India’s longest ‘digital arrest’ scams

In a shocking case of cyber fraud, an 86-year-old woman from Mumbai was duped of Rs 20.25 crore in one of India’s longest-running ‘digital arrest’ scams. The fraud, which spanned over two months from December 26, 2024, to March 3, 2025, involved scammers posing as police officials and exploiting the victim’s fear of legal repercussions.

How the Rs 20 crore digital arrest scam unfolded