Udupi: A 76-year-old man allegedly lost Rs 9.2 lakh after falling victim to a digital arrest cyberfraud, in which scammers allegedly threatened him with arrest in a money laundering case and forced him into transferring money.The complainant reportedly received a WhatsApp call on July 2 from an unidentified person claiming that another bank account had been opened in his name and used for laundering Rs 2 crore. The caller further claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had registered a case against him and threatened that he would be arrested by 4.30pm the same day. The fraudster also warned that he would be taken to Mumbai and kept in police custody for 45 days.Frightened by the threats, the complainant transferred a total of Rs 9.2 lakh to a bank account provided by the accused. Based on the complaint, Udupi Town police have registered a case under Sections 111(4), 319(2), 308(2) and 318(4) of the BNS, along with Section 66(D) of the IT Act, and have launched an investigation.
