Panchkula, July 31 -- The district cybercrime police have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in a digital arrest scam that defrauded an 83-year-old city resident of Rs.59.90 lakh. The arrested accused have been identified as Manish and Amit, both from Hisar.

The victim from Sector-16 filed a complaint on July 21. In his complaint, the victim said the fraud began on January 16, when he received a WhatsApp call from someone posing as a police officer from Hyderabad police headquarters. The imposter falsely claimed a money laundering case had been registered against him and demanded his immediate presence in Hyderabad.

When the elderly man stated he couldn't travel, he was informed via video call that his Aadhaar was linked to a f...