A 23-year-old woman from north Kolkata lost Rs 1.2 lakh to a digital arrest fraud
Kolkata: A 23-year-old woman from north Kolkata lost Rs 1.2 lakh to a digital arrest fraud. The ordeal began on Sept 27 when the woman, a resident of Jorabagan, received a phone call from an unknown number, according to police. The caller identified himself as an officer attached to the Kolkata Police Police Headquarters, Lalbazar, and claimed that her mobile number had been flagged in connection with explicit adult content hosted on illicit websites. The scammer warned her that a criminal case was being registered against her.
She subsequently lodged a formal complaint with the Jorabagan police on Oct 4. The scam came to light after the woman confided in her relatives and realized she had been targeted fraudsters. Based on her complaint, the police have initiated an investigation, and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology (IT) Act.