New Delhi, May 24 -- The Central Crime Branch (CCB) busted what is being dubbed as Karnataka's biggest "digital arrest" cyber fraud case. The cybercrime sleuths of the CCB reportedly arrested five accused in a massive online scam.

According to The Hindu, they were accused of cheating an elderly Bengaluru woman of nearly Rs.24 crore by posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The victim, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, is a resident of Shivajinagar.

She earlier worked as a teacher in Dubai before retiring, the report added. The report quoted police as saying that she had sold several properties in Bengaluru and Mumbai and was planning to relocate to the United States (US) to live with her children.

She was targeted after ...