Bengaluru techie loses Rs 11.8 crore in ‘digital arrest’

A Bengaluru software engineer lost ₹11.8 crore to a digital arrest fraud. Posing as TRAI and police officials, scammers claimed his Aadhaar was misused for illegal activities and money laundering. Threatening arrest, they coerced him into transferring funds to various accounts for ‘verification’ between November 25 and December 12.

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