Thane police bust 'digital arrest' fraud with overseas links; 3 held for duping woman of Rs 3 cr

THANE: (Jun 29) Police have arrested three persons, allegedly linked to an international fraud syndicate, for cheating an elderly woman in Maharashtra's Thane city of more than Rs 3 crore after keeping her under "digital arrest", officials said on Sunday.

The 61-year-old woman received a call on August 13, 2024 from some persons posing as a courier company personnel, claiming they had seized her parcel containing a laptop, 140 grams of MD (drug) powder, a Thai passport, three credit cards and four kg of cloth items, they said.