Mohali, March 25 -- The Mohali cybercrime police on Monday saved an 80-year-old man and his wife from losing Rs.1.10 crore to cyber fraudsters running a 'digital arrest' scam. The fraudsters, posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), kept the couple under psychological captivity through continuous WhatsApp calls.

The incident came to light when the elderly victim, a former HMT manager and father of a Kargil war braveheart, visited the State Bank of India's Phase-7 branch to withdraw money against his fixed deposits. The bank manager, suspecting fraud, alerted the police.

Upon reaching the bank, the police found that the victim was still on a WhatsApp call with the fraudsters. Realising that the scammers were li...