India, Oct. 21 -- A 66-year-old retired man from West Bengaluru was scammed of Rs.1.62 crore by a cybercriminal posing as a police officer. Reportedly, the man was kept under "digital arrest" for 14 days.

The victim received a call at 2:30 p.m. on September 27, during which the scammer claimed that, during a raid at a luxury hotel in Mumbai, some documents had been found bearing the victim's name.

The scammer further posed as a police officer and convinced the victim that a case had been registered against him at the Mumbai Cybercrime Department. He also shared a fake case number, according to a report by Deccan Herald.

A short while later, the victim received a video call from the scammer, who introduced himself as Inspector Kudlip Si...