India, Nov. 13 -- A 75-year-old woman from Karvenagar was allegedly cheated of Rs.32 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened to arrest her in connection with a fictitious Rs.2-crore financial fraud involving a bank in Nashik. The fraudsters allegedly threatened her with a digital arrest and warned that her properties and bank accounts would be frozen if she failed to comply with their instructions.

The incident took place between October 6 and November 6. The FIR was lodged on November 11.

According to the police, the complainant received a phone call from unidentified persons on October 6. The callers allegedly told her that her Aadhaar card details had been misused to facilitate a financial fraud involving Rs.2 crore at a Canara Bank ...