India, Jan. 12 -- An elderly couple in New Delhi was forced to stay confined inside their home and forced to cut contact with anyone after being convinced of being probed in a money laundering case. Little did they know that they were being defrauded under a "digital arrest" scam and before they realised what was happening, they were out of nearly Rs.14 crore.

Fraudsters used an elaborative ruse to keep the couple trapped digitally. From have a fake officer make a video call to allegations of there being multiple complaints against the woman's phone number being used for illegal activities, the accused used everything possible to dupe the couple out of crores.

The couple, identified as 81-year-old Om Taneja and 77-year-old Indira Taneja...