India, Feb. 19 -- A 58-year-old professor from a reputed medical college in Nerul fell victim to a 'digital arrest' fraud, losing Rs.1.81 crore over a period of 15 days. The fraudsters tricked him into believing that they were from the income tax department and had information that a firm in his name in Delhi had a tax liability of Rs.8 lakh.

According to the cyber police, the fraud took place between 3pm of January 14 and 10am of February 15. A case was registered on February 17 under sections 318(4) and 319(2) (cheating), 204 (impersonating a public servant), 336(3) (forgery), and 3(5) (common intention crime) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.

As per the complaint, the victim w...