New Delhi, April 9 -- The Cyber police station of New Delhi's North District busted a cyber racket accused of impersonating as Telecom department, CBI, and ED officials and extorting Rs 8.10 Lakh from a woman, according to Delhi Police officials.

According to Deputy Commissioner Raja Banthia on Tuesday, the accused held the woman, along with her daughter and father, virtually hostage for 48 hours and extorted Rs 8.10 lakh in exchange for removing her name from the fake cases they claimed to have against her.

According to the FIR, on March 24, the complainant said that she received a call from an unknown number claiming to be from Delhi's Telecom Department. The caller threatened her with using a fake SIM card.

"Further, she received vi...