Digital arrest: Rs 49 lakh lost to fake CBI call, former Central government employee gets hunted

An ex-official of a Central government agency has allegedly been swindled out of ₹49 lakh through “digital arrest”.

The victim got a call from unknown individuals who claimed to be CBI officers and stated that the retired official’s bank account was connected to human trafficking.

Police said the callers posing as CBI officers allegedly threatened Asoke Kumar Paul over a WhatsApp call last week.