Hyderabad, Nov. 30 -- The Hyderabad cybercrime unit arrested three people on Saturday, November 29, for digital arrest and extorting Rs 1.92 crore from an elderly man.

The accused have been identified as Pandu Vinith Raj, 24, a resident of Kothapet; G Thirupathaiah, 40 and Gouni Vishwanatham, 46, both from Mahabubnagar. However, prime accused, 24-year-old Sandeep, is absconding.

According to police, 71-year-old Chaganti Hanumantha Rao received a call from the fraudsters impersonating Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials.

He was informed that his Aadhaar card had been misused and that "fraudsters" had opened an account in the Mumbai branch of Canara Bank.

Rao was immediately put on a video call where the accused displayed a ...