India, Aug. 22 -- An elderly couple was allegedly duped of Rs.58 lakh in a digital arrest case last week, a police officer said on Friday.

Police registered a cheating case under relevant sections of the BNS and the IT Act, the officer said.

Police said the couple, who did not wish to be identified, resided in a high-rise in Noida's Sector 137.

The victims alleged in their complaint that on August 11, an unidentified man called at their landline number. "The caller introduced himself as a customer care executive of a telecom company and alleged that my wife's Aadhaar card and bank account were involved in a money laundering case," reads the FIR.

Police said the suspect subsequently contacted the victims on WhatsApp. "Threatening dire ...