Vet varsity professor loses ₹20Lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam
Prof Dalpat Singh Malik of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, fell prey to cyber fraudsters. The suspects, posing as CBI and IPS officials, threatened him on video calls. They kept him under digital arrest for 14 days by threatening to implicate him in human trafficking case. Believing to be trapped, Malik transferred ₹20 lakh to fraudsters.