Retired Officer Digitally Arrested, Defrauded of ₹90 Lakh in Lucknow

• 73-year-old retired finance officer Amarjeet Singh in Lucknow lost ₹90 lakh to cyber fraudsters.
• Scammers impersonated a Mumbai Cyber Crime officer, claiming a money laundering case against him.
• Singh was kept under 'digital arrest' for 25 days (Dec 1-24), threatened with jail, and forbidden from contacting family.
• Fraudsters obtained bank details and transferred ₹90 lakh from his accounts to various others.
• Police registered an FIR, froze ₹15 lakh, and warned the public about such digital arrest scams.

Why It Matters: Cyber fraudsters used a 'digital arrest' scam to defraud a retired officer of ₹90 lakh in Lucknow.