Overview

• Kerala’s Kollam police registered a case after a 79-year-old transferred ₹3.72 crore in 17 transactions under a so‑called virtual arrest, with efforts underway to trace and freeze the recipient accounts.
• A 71-year-old retired BHEL supervisor in Bhopal lost ₹68.3 lakh; investigators say the money was funneled into at least 10 mule accounts and five SIMs were used, including three virtual numbers, with platform data sought to trace them.
• Hyderabad cybercrime officials booked a case after a 75-year-old was coerced via WhatsApp video into sending ₹21.01 lakh, while Mumbai’s Byculla police registered an FIR after a woman paid ₹27.2 lakh following threats and forged documents.
• Lucknow police arrested six suspects tied to frauds across several states, seizing ₹26 lakh and digital currency worth ₹1.30 crore, and alleging the gang routed proceeds through mule accounts and forex-linked digital assets.
• Bhubaneswar police arrested Mohd Shadab in a ₹98.10 lakh fake investment case traced through bank transfers, as agencies reiterated there is no such thing as a digital arrest and urged immediate reporting via 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.