Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Elderly Men Duped in Digital Arrest Scams
Two elderly men were tricked by scammers who called them and said they were in trouble with the law.
The first man, a 75-year-old retired professor, was told he was involved in a terror case and had to pay ₹10 lakh or he would be arrested.
He was so scared that he sent the money.
Later, he found out it was a scam and told the police.
The second man, a 77-year-old from Nagpur, was told that a bank account was opened in his name for money laundering.
The scammers, pretending to be police officers, told him to pay ₹45 lakh to avoid arrest.
After paying, he realized it was a scam and reported it to the police.
Both men lost a lot of money, but the police are now investigating.
Two elderly men were victims of digital arrest scams, losing ₹10 lakh and ₹45 lakh respectively.
Fraudsters impersonated officials and threatened arrest to extort money from the victims.
The first victim, a 75-year-old retired professor, was told he was involved in a terror case.
The second victim, a 77-year-old from Nagpur, was told a bank account was opened in his name for money laundering.
Both victims realized the scams after paying the money and reported the incidents to the police, who have registered cases.
- Who
- Two elderly men, one from Sanawad and one from Nagpur
- What
- Fell victim to digital arrest scams, losing significant amounts of money
- When
- Incidents occurred on January 11 and between November 3 and December 23
- Where
- Sanawad, Madhya Pradesh and Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Why
- Fraudsters impersonated officials and threatened arrest to extort money
Victims
Fraudsters
Victimization
Victims
Both victims were elderly and threatened with arrest, leading to significant financial losses.
Fraudsters
Fraudsters impersonated officials and used fear tactics to extort money.
- Victim 1's Name
- Shashikant Kulkarni
- Victim 1's Age
- 75
- Victim 1's Location
- Sanawad, Madhya Pradesh
- Victim 1's Loss
- ₹10 lakh
- Victim 2's Name
- Not Disclosed
- Victim 2's Age
- 77
- Victim 2's Location
- Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Victim 2's Loss
- ₹45 lakh
- Fraudsters' Tactics
- Impersonated officials, threatened arrest, and used forged documents
- Police Action
- Cases registered in both incidents
