Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Bhopal Woman Loses ₹35 Lakh in Digital Arrest Scam
Uma Samaddar, an LIC agent in Bhopal, was tricked by people pretending to be police officers.
They contacted her on a video call and showed what appeared to be a police headquarters.
They falsely said that ₹7 crore connected to terror funding was in her bank account.
They threatened to arrest her and her family for 45 days.
The scammers told her to send money to a government account for checking.
She first sent ₹21.5 lakh and later borrowed more money to send them about ₹35 lakh in total.
She reported the fraud to the Cyber Crime Branch on September 26, 2025.
An FIR was registered only after the case was reviewed and sent to Govindpura police.
Police say about ₹15 lakh has been frozen and efforts are continuing to recover it.
A Bhopal LIC and post office agent allegedly lost ₹35 lakh to fraudsters posing as police officers.
The suspects claimed ₹7 crore linked to terror funding had entered her bank account and threatened to arrest her family.
They persuaded Uma Samaddar to transfer savings to supposed government accounts for verification.
After her savings ran out, she borrowed money from relatives and transferred additional funds.
Cyber police placed about ₹15 lakh on hold, while Govindpura police work to recover it and trace the suspects.
- Who
- Uma Samaddar, a Bhopal LIC and post office agent, was allegedly defrauded by people posing as police officers.
- What
- She lost approximately ₹35 lakh in a digital arrest scam and an FIR was later registered.
- When
- The fraud occurred in September 2025; she approached the Cyber Crime Branch on September 26, 2025, and the FIR was registered nearly a year later, according to the report.
- Where
- The victim lives in Saket Nagar, under Govindpura police jurisdiction in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The fraudsters threatened her with arrest over alleged terror funding and told her to transfer money for supposed government verification.
- Victim
- Uma Samaddar, an LIC and post office agent
- Reported loss
- Approximately ₹35 lakh
- Initial transfer
- Around ₹21.5 lakh from her savings
- Alleged fraud method
- Video calls and threats of arrest over alleged terror funding
- Complaint date
- September 26, 2025, to the Cyber Crime Branch
- Amount placed on hold
- Approximately ₹15 lakh
- Police station
- Govindpura police, Bhopal