Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- Telangana residents lost Rs 40 lakh in two recent digital arrest scams, though in one case, the victim's friends intervened in time and got the transaction put on hold.

On Wednesday, September 3, a bank employee from Bengaluru, identified as Prathap Kesari Pradhan, 32, was arrested by Hyderabad cybercrime police for aiding fraudsters in a digital arrest scam.

The accused has been linked to seven cases nationwide, including two in Telangana.

In this particular case, a 60-year-old woman from Hyderabad was duped of Rs 10 lakh after fraudsters posing as police and RBI officials kept the victim on a long video call, threatening her with false charges and coercing her into transferring money.

The accused allegedly prov...