Delhi Police Busts Rs 15 Crore Digital Arrest Scam, Two Arrested in Gujarat

• Delhi Police arrested Divyank Patel and Shitauli in Vadodara, Gujarat, for a Rs 15 crore "digital arrest" scam targeting an NRI doctor couple.
• The scam defrauded an IITian and his doctor wife, who returned to India after 40 years in the US, of their lifetime savings.
• The victims, Dr. Indira Taneja and Dr. Om Taneja, lost Rs 14.85 crore after receiving calls from fraudsters posing as police and TRAI officials.
• The fraudsters used threats related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and national security, keeping the couple under constant phone surveillance.
• The couple was instructed not to disconnect calls and to keep the scam secret, leading them to transfer large sums of money over 15 days.

Why It Matters: Delhi Police arrested two in Gujarat for a Rs 15 crore digital arrest scam targeting NRI doctors.