Bengaluru Woman Loses ₹32 Crore in Six-Month 'Digital Arrest' Scam

A 57-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru lost approximately ₹32 crore in an elaborate "digital arrest" scam that lasted for over six months. Fraudsters posing as CBI officers accused her of being linked to a parcel containing illegal items. They held her under constant surveillance via Skype, coercing her into making 187 transfers to "verify" her assets. The case highlights a sophisticated and long-running form of cybercrime where victims are psychologically manipulated and isolated while being extorted for large sums.