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Delhi ‘Digital Arrest’ Case Sees Funds Frozen After Rs 23-Crore Fraud as Bengaluru Police Recover Rs 14 Lakh in Separate Scam

Investigators say fraudsters impersonated authorities to impose virtual detention, coercing high-value transfers.

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Overview

  • Delhi Police’s IFSO registered an FIR on September 19 after 78-year-old Naresh Malhotra reported losing about Rs 23 crore during a month-long coercion from August 4 to September 4.
  • Police say scammers posed as telecom, Mumbai Police, ED and CBI officials, forced frequent video check-ins, sent forged legal documents and threatened the victim’s family.
  • Investigators reported freezing Rs 12.11 crore traced through multiple accounts as teams follow layered transfers and work to identify and arrest suspects.
  • In Bengaluru, Dr Preethi Sudhakar transferred Rs 14 lakh on August 26 after a WhatsApp video call from impostors; swift action via helpline 1930 and a September 3 court order enabled full recovery.
  • Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy filed an FIR after a September 5 call from a number spoofed as the Telecom Department on Truecaller; Bengaluru Cyber Crime police recorded the case on September 20 and opened a probe.