India, June 4 -- A 76-year-old woman from Rahatani was duped of Rs.32 lakh by fraudsters in a digital arrest scam. The incident was reported at the residence of the elderly Jayashree Uapasani in Ganesh Graceland in Rahatani between May 26 and May 28.

According to Rajendra Bhairat, senior inspector, Kalewadi Police Station, Uapasani received a call from an unknown person posing as a law enforcement officer. The caller falsely claimed that the woman was involved in a criminal case related to money laundering and that a warrant had been issued for her arrest.

The fraudster told her that she could avoid arrest by cooperating with the investigation and following specific "legal" procedures. Terrified and confused, the woman followed the inst...