Chandigarh, Jan. 11 -- A 60-year-old resident of Raipur Khurd was allegedly cheated of Rs.38 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as Mumbai Police and CBI officials and placed him and his wife under a so-called "digital arrest" for nearly two days.

According to the complaint submitted to the cyber crime police station, Sector 17, Krishan Chand, a resident of Raipur Khurd, stated that on January 7, around 5.50 pm, he received calls from unknown mobile numbers. The callers claimed to be officials from Mumbai, and alleged that his card was involved in a money laundering case.

The caller allegedly threatened that Chand would be arrested, his property confiscated and that he would be shot if he tried to escape. Shortly after, the complainant r...