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Retired Army Colonel, Wife Duped Of Rs 49 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam

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Hamirpur: Cybercriminals allegedly placed a retired Indian Army colonel and his wife under “digital arrest” and duped them of Rs 49 lakh in this Himachal Pradesh district, police said on Friday. The complainant received a video call on WhatsApp in which a man introduced himself as an “officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch”. The suspected … Read more

Odisha University Vice Chancellor Loses Rs 14 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam

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Berhampur, Odisha: Berhampur University Vice Chancellor Geetanjali Dash was alleged defrauded of Rs 14 lakh by a cybercriminal who, impersonated as an ED officer, put her under “digital arrest”, police said here on Tuesday. Ms Dash had received a phone call on February 12 from someone claiming to be an ED officer. He alleged that … Read more