A 77-year-old Noida resident loses ₹3.14 crore after being placed under 16 days of digital arrest.

On the grounds that he was connected to money laundering, a 77-year-old man in Noida was defrauded of ₹3.14 crore and placed under digital arrest for 16 days, from February 26 to March 12, according to police on Thursday.  According to authorities, four unnamed suspects were the subject of a cheating case that was filed against them at the cybercrime branch police station on Wednesday afternoon.

According to authorities, the victim, who did not want to be named, is a retired functional director from the board of a government-owned insurance business. He lives in a high-rise in Sector 75 with his 71-year-old wife, and his children have moved abroad.

"On February 25, I received a call from an unknown number, and the caller inquired about a mobile number," the victim stated in his police complaint.  I stated that because I had long since misplaced my previous phone, I couldn't recall if it was my number.  After confirming my identity, the caller informed me that I had been the subject of a complaint about money laundering and investment fraud at a Mumbai police station.

The victim was summoned to go before Mumbai Police for interrogation by the cybercriminal, who was impersonating a police officer.  According to authorities, the cybercriminal told the victim that he would handle the case online after he stated that he was an elderly person. He also instructed the victim to appear in person on a video conference with the Chief Justice of India on February 26.

 Ranjeet Singh, station house officer, cybercrime branch, stated that the hackers, posing as police and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) personnel, asked the victim for all of his financial information and told him not to disclose the talk to anybody since it was an issue of national security.

According to the FIR, which cited the victim's complaint, "My wife and I were kept under strict surveillance by cameras from February 26 to March 12."

After visiting his bank, the victim made several transfers of ₹3,14,59,966 to the cybercriminals via Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), according to SHO Singh.  After a week of investigation, the cybercriminals promised to repay the money, but when this did not occur, he realized he had been duped.

 A case under sections 308(2) (extortion), 319(2) (cheating by personation), and 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act was filed at the cybercrime branch on Wednesday after the victim went to the police and the incident was reported to the National Cyber Crime Portal (NCRP).

 In recent years, "digital arrest" cases have increased in frequency throughout the NCR.

A 74-year-old man in Noida, together with his wife and daughter, were allegedly defrauded of ₹1.08 crore and placed under digital arrest for five days, from February 1 to February 5.  In another instance, a 79-year-old retired Major General in Noida lost ₹2 crore after being placed under digital arrest for five days from August 10 to August 15, 2024.

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