India, Nov. 17 -- A 57-year-old woman from Bengaluru has become the biggest recorded victim of Karnataka's "digital arrest" racket, losing an extraordinary Rs.31.83 crore over six months, police said. The Indiranagar resident, a senior IT professional, was manipulated and monitored by cybercriminals for half a year before they abruptly vanished.

Her nightmare began on September 15, 2024, when she received a call from someone claiming to be from DHL, said a report by the Deccan Herald. The caller alleged that a parcel addressed to her had arrived at the company's Mumbai hub containing multiple passports, several credit cards and banned narcotics. When she denied any link to the shipment, she was told her phone number appeared in the case....