
A 60-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) visiting India was defrauded of 30 lakh in a four-day "digital arrest" scam. The victim, living in the US, received calls from individuals posing as embassy and police officials who falsely claimed suspicious activity in her accounts. Coerced through repeated video calls over four days, she transferred the money to a mule account. Police have arrested one suspect, Varun Singh, a partner in a firm whose account was used to receive the funds, which were then quickly dispersed.