Hyderabad, Oct. 18 -- The Hyderabad cybercrime police have arrested two individuals on Saturday, October 17, for allegedly carrying out a digital arrest fraud and duping a retired employee of Rs 29.17 lakh.

According to the 63-year-old complainant, fraudsters impersonating the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and Delhi Police officials threatened him with arrest over a fictitious Rs 68 million money laundering case, officials said.

Using forged official documents and claiming his identity details and fingerprints were misused, they coerced the victim and his daughter into transferring Rs 29,17,668 under the guise of verification and national security secrecy.

Following a police complaint, Hyderabad C...