Chandigarh, March 6 -- A Sector 18 resident lost Rs.57.16 lakh in a digital arrest scam.

In her complaint to the police, the victim, whose details were not shared by the police, said that on November 6, 2024, she got a call from a man claiming to be a DHL employee. He told her that a suspicious parcel in her name had been sent to Beijing, and it contained five passports, five credit cards, 3.5 kg clothes and 400 grams of MDMA (drug).

"I was then connected with individuals posing as officials from Mumbai Police and CBI through WhatsApp, and they accused me of money laundering. Under pressure, I transferred Rs.57,16,000 by liquidating investments, taking loans, and selling gold. They monitored me through WhatsApp and Skype and warned me t...