An 82-year-old retired state government officer from Pune died of shock after discovering that he and his 80-year-old wife had been duped of ₹1.19 crore in "digital arrest" scam. They were tricked into believing they were under investigation for money laundering. The fraud was carried out between August 16-September 17 by conmen posing as Mumbai Cyber Police and CBI officials.
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Daisy Mowke /
05:47 pm on
30 Oct