India, Aug. 20 -- A 75-year-old retired Income Tax officer from Dahisar was allegedly duped of Rs.51 lakh by cyber frauds who kept him under a "digital arrest" for days and threatened him with imprisonment in a fake money-laundering case. Police have arrested a man who allegedly provided his bank accounts to the frauds to receive and route the money.

The accused, Mohammad Safwan Abdul Hamid, was arrested after the North Region Cyber police traced him using technical information. Police said their investigation has also revealed the identities of other suspects and a special operation has been launched to apprehend them.

According to police, the complainant, Dhananjay Balwant Sawant, retired as an Income Tax officer in 2010. In January, ...