Key Highlights
- Based on a complaint, the Kalyan police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, Assistant Inspector Vinod Patil of Mahatma Phule police station said.
- "The complainant alleged that two unidentified persons cheated him of ₹23.5 lakh by threatening to place him under digital arrest and forced him to transfer money through online transactions between December 8 and 12," Mr.
- Patil said.
- 'Digital arrest’ is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials or personnel of government agencies and intimidate victims through audio/video calls.
- They hold the victims hostage and put pressure on them to pay money.
