Hyderabad Woman Loses Rs 2.20 Crore in Digital Arrest Scam, Police Issue Advisory

Hyderabad, Oct 14 (UNI) A 72-year-old woman from Nampally allegedly lost Rs 2.20 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers threatened her with arrest in a purported drug trafficking and money laundering case, prompting Hyderabad City Police to issue a public advisory against digital arrest scams on Wednesday. According to the advisory issued by Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) M. Srinivasulu, the fraudsters contacted the woman through a video call, claimed that a parcel containing illegal drugs had been booked in her name and alleged that a bank account linked to her was involved in money laundering.…