A shocking incident has come to light from Chandigarh, Haryana where a woman was duped of Rs 72 lakh under the guise of a digital arrest scam. The victim, who remains unnamed, received a call on June 23 from an unidentified number claiming to be from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Andheri, Mumbai. According to the victim’s statement to the police, the caller alleged her involvement in a drug case linked to a person named Naresh Goyal, citing recovered cash and illicit messages from her mobile phone. Threatening to freeze her bank accounts and issue a digital arrest warrant, the caller coerced the woman into complying with their demands.
This digital arrest incident occurred with a woman residing in Sector 48. The caller falsely implicated her, linking her ATM card to an arrested individual named Naresh Goyal, who allegedly possessed over Rs 2 crore. Shockingly, the caller also claimed that obscene messages from her phone were circulating widely. Under duress, the woman was coerced into a video call, during which a fake police officer’s ID card was shown through an app chat.
The scammer further accused her of involvement with drug dealers and money laundering, threatening to freeze all her bank accounts unless she complied with their demands for information. Throughout the ordeal, the woman denied any connection to Naresh Goyal or any illicit activities. However, the caller persisted, insisting that non-compliance would result in severe legal consequences, including arrest and financial penalties.
Following this, the perpetrator instructed the woman to transfer the money, promising its return if she was found innocent after police investigation. Gradually, she began to believe their assurances. Subsequently, the accused subjected her to a digital arrest for 7 days, during which they defrauded her of Rs 72 lakh.
Only after enduring a week-long ordeal did the woman realise she had been deceived and subsequently filed a complaint with local authorities. The police have initiated an investigation into the matter, which highlights the escalating cases of digital fraud in the region.
Instances of such digital arrest scams have been on the rise, with recent reports from Haryana indicating similar incidents defrauding unsuspecting individuals of substantial sums of money. Authorities urge the public to remain vigilant against such fraudulent activities and report any suspicious communications immediately to prevent further financial losses.
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