India, Dec. 30 -- A 60-year-old a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) visiting relatives in India was trapped in a four-day "digital arrest" scam in October and defrauded of Rs.30 lakh by fraudsters posing as embassy and police officials, the Delhi Police said on Monday. One suspect has been arrested in connection with the case.

The victim, who lives in the US and arrived in India on October 1, received a call around 3am on October 6 from an international number. The caller impersonated an official from the San Francisco embassy and claimed that the NRI needed a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to re-enter the United States due to "suspicious records."

The scam escalated when the caller threatened to transfer the call to Delhi Police headquarters. ...