Retired government employee duped of Rs 38 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: An 80-year-old retired government employee was duped of Rs 38 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ fraud where the accused posed as CBI officials.

According to the victim’s complaint to Rachakonda Cybercrimes, on July 24, he received a call from a man identifying himself as Sandeep Rao from the Department of Telecommunications. The call was transferred to another person claiming to be Daya Nayak, posing as a police officer and later a CBI officer.