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Bengaluru, November 17, 2025: Unbelievable case of digital arrest with a woman in Bengaluru An extraordinary and unbelievable story of digital arrest has come to light in Bengaluru, which is considered the Silicon Valley city of India, which has shocked and surprised everyone.

According to media reports, a 57-year-old man living in Indira Nagar, Bengaluru, became the victim of a “digital arrest” scam that lasted for more than six months and during this time the fraudsters extorted approximately Rs 32 crore from him. The shocking and surprising thing is that the middle-aged woman who became the victim of this scam is herself a senior software engineer!

According to the report, the fraudsters themselves had pretended to be CBI officers. Not only that, he continued to threaten the woman during the digital arrest but also used Skype surveillance to keep a constant eye on her. In this way, the fraudsters had obtained financial information from the woman and made financial transfers 187 times, through which they collected Rs 31.83 crore. A case has been registered in this matter.

How were women freed from digital arrest?

This case started on September 15, 2024. The woman received a call from DHL Andheri claiming that a parcel in her name contained illegal items including a credit card, passport and MDMA and that her identity had been misused.

The call was immediately transferred to impersonators posing as CBI officials, who threatened her with arrest and warned the woman not to contact the police or her family. The fraudsters claimed that criminals were keeping an eye on his house. The woman, who was forced to use such phones and under pressure from people impersonating CBI officers, was forced to set up Skype accounts, undergo video surveillance and follow the instructions of the fake officers for months. The fake CBI officers threatened her and claimed that “the entire evidence is against you”.

The fraudsters used detailed information about her phone and financial records, forcing her to verify her assets with the Financial Intelligence Unit of the RBI through fake letters that appeared official.

From late September to early November, she made several transfers, including collateralization of two crore rupees and various “tax” payments. The fraudsters had promised her a clearance letter before her son’s engagement and gave her a fake letter, due to which the victim was mentally and physically disturbed.

On 1 December, he fell seriously ill during the fake clearance. His treatment lasted for a month. After this, the contact with the fraudsters suddenly stopped in March 2025.

The woman had made everyone aware of what had happened to her son after his marriage in June 2025. In the complaint, the woman said that she had lost approximately Rs 31.83 crore through a total of 187 financial transactions.