A 73-year-old man in Pune's Talegaon Dabhade was defrauded of Rs 34.8 lakh by cybercriminals posing as police officers. The fraudsters used a 'digital arrest' scam, falsely accusing the victim of money laundering and threatening him. They demanded money to 'verify' and 'settle' the alleged cases. The victim transferred funds over a month before realizing it was a scam and reporting it to the police, who have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act.