New Delhi, April 19 -- Cyber Crime Cell of South West Delhi Police has busted a high-tech scam involving a chilling new form of cybercrime Digital Arrest, where criminals impersonated government agencies, held a retired officer under virtual custody for three days, and defrauded him of Rs 48.5 lakhs.

Three accused have been arrested, and multiple shell companies with links to Chinese operators have been exposed. The accused had been using WhatsApp video calls to impersonate officials from the TRAI, CBI, Mumbai Police, and even the name of Supreme Court judges in a scam that included simulated virtual court proceedings, said the Delhi police.

On March 2, 2025, the victim, Baliram, a retired government officer, received a WhatsApp call fr...