Delhi Digital Arrest Scam: Elderly Couple Duped of ₹14 Crore by Fake Police & Judge | Cyber Crime

A sophisticated 'digital arrest' scam in Delhi is the focus of this report, where an elderly couple was duped of nearly ₹14 crores. The victims, Dr. Indra, a former United Nations employee, and her husband Om Taneja, were held as digital hostages for 15 days by criminals impersonating police officers and Supreme Court judges. According to India Today's Arvind Ojha, the criminals used threats of a money laundering case to seize control, with a fake judge even appearing on a video call with a Supreme Court background. Ojha reports that the criminals used these tactics to get the couple to transfer their life savings, saying, 'she is digitally arrested for 15 days, and Rs. 14,85,00,000, in her account, the mutual fund, FDP, the cyber criminal has taken her money'. The couple, who run a charitable trust, have filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, who have launched an investigation into the massive cyber fraud.