Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Elderly woman duped of Rs 2.98 crore
An elderly woman was tricked out of Rs 2.98 crore by cyber criminals.
They showed her a fake courtroom and told her she was under arrest during a video call.
The police have caught three people involved in this scam.
Two of them are named Ajay and Ram, and they are from Mathura but were living in Mohali.
The police arrested them on January 24 and have them in custody for four days to question them further.
An elderly woman was duped of Rs 2.98 crore in a cyber fraud case.
The scam involved a fake 'digital arrest' and a fabricated courtroom shown during a video call.
Two more accused, Ajay and Ram, were arrested on January 24, bringing the total to three.
The arrested men are from Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, and were living in a rented accommodation in Mohali.
The police have been granted four days' remand to question the accused.
- Who
- An elderly woman and three accused (Ajay, Ram, and one unnamed)
- What
- Cyber fraud resulting in the loss of Rs 2.98 crore
- When
- Arrests made on January 24
- Where
- Panchkula, with accused from Mathura and residing in Mohali
- Why
- The elderly woman was subjected to a fake 'digital arrest' and shown a fabricated courtroom during a video call
- Victim
- Elderly woman
- Amount Duped
- Rs 2.98 crore
- Accused Arrested
- 3
- Arrest Date
- January 24
- Accused Names
- Ajay and Ram
- Accused Origin
- Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh
- Accused Location
- Rented accommodation in Mohali