Ujjain, Sept. 2 -- Three persons, including a woman, were arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district for allegedly duping a 50-year-old woman of Rs 5.09 lakh by keeping her under "digital arrest" for nearly 40 hours, police said on Tuesday.

The accused were identified as Rajesh Jat (25), Balram Jat (32), and Yukti Bairagi (25), all residents of Ratlam district. Police also recovered nearly Rs 3 lakh in cash and three mobile phones used in the crime from them.

According to officials, the complainant, Saroj Mali, received a call on August 12 from the accused posing as Crime Branch officials. She was threatened with arrest and falsely accused of being involved in the illegal tortoise trade. The accused allegedly confined her to a "digita...