IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs

Cyber crime police said that 28 such cases of scammers defrauding people of their money using ‘digital arrest’ scams had been reported in the Nilgiris alone this year, with the victims losing a total of ₹68 lakhs in cash.

​Cyber crime police said that 28 such cases of scammers defrauding people of their money using ‘digital arrest’ scams had been reported in the Nilgiris alone this year, with the victims losing a total of ₹68 lakhs in cash.