Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- A 75-year-old retired Haryana government officer has been duped of Rs.85 lakh by cybercriminals who trapped him in an elaborate digital arrest scam.

The complainant, retired as a high-ranking official from the Haryana government and currently resides at Modern Housing Complex, Manimajra (Sector 13), Chandigarh.

According to the FIR, the ordeal began on October 9, 2025, around 11 am, when complainant received a call from a man identifying himself as Vijay Pandit from the "Telephone Authority of India". The caller falsely claimed that complainant's Aadhaar card had been used to open an ICICI Bank account in Delhi involved in money laundering. The fraudster warned that a criminal case was being prepared against him....