India, Oct. 11 -- The Yerawada police cyber team foiled an alleged digital arrest scam on October 9, preventing a city resident from losing Rs.12.5 lakh after the victim approached the police in time, officials said.

According to the police, the fraudster impersonated a police officer and threatened the victim's family with legal action, claiming that a bank account had been linked to a person named Naresh Goyal. The caller allegedly used threats of arrest to obtain sensitive financial information, including bank account details, fixed deposit information and passwords.

The victim's wife was allegedly kept under pressure for more than a day and restricted from freely contacting others. The fraudster instructed the family to consolidate ...