Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- A 76-year-old retired Hyderabad doctor fell victim to an organised cyber fraud, resulting in her death on September 8 by cardiac arrest, before which she was held in a 70-hour digital arrest by fraudsters.

The victim received a WhatsApp call on September 6, showing the Bangalore police logo, falsely implicating her in a fabricated "Sadat Khan Human Trafficking Case" using forged documents, including her Aadhaar details.

The fraudsters used forged documents with logos of the Supreme Court, ED, and RBI to force her into transferring Rs 6.6 lakh from her pension account to a shell account in Maharashtra.

The harassment reportedly continued through video calls and fake court notices even after the payment, leaving th...