Updated: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:08 (IST) A 70-year-old man has become a victim of cyber fraud in Pune. The fraudsters, posing as NIA and ATS officers, digitally arrested him and duped him of Rs 1.44 crore. The victim received a call from an inspector from Mumbai, who informed him about his name being used in terrorist activities. He was forced to transfer money through video calls. When he became suspicious, he contacted the cyber police, following which a case was registered. Cybercriminals have targeted the elderly. (Symbolic picture) Digital Desk, New Delhi. A 70-year-old man from Pune was ‘digitally arrested’ by cyber fraudsters who posed as National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers and duped him of Rs 1.44 crore. The police gave this information on Saturday. Remove Ads Read Only News According to the FIR filed with the Cyber Police Station, the man’s troubles started when he received a call on September 23 from a man who introduced himself as an inspector from Mumbai. Citing the FIR, police said the man told the victim that the Lucknow unit of the ATS had arrested a terrorist who was using bank accounts in the name of the complainant for terrorist activities. ‘Pressure was applied to keep the video call active’ The police officer said, “Later, another man dressed in police uniform spoke to him on video call and said that further investigation will be done by the NIA chief. During this, the victim was asked to keep the video call active. Out of fear, he transferred Rs 1.44 crore to the account of online fraudsters.” On October 8, he was asked to deposit three lakh rupees. On October 8, he was asked to deposit Rs 3 lakh. But when he noticed something wrong, he contacted the cyber police. The official said that a case has been registered against unknown people under the Indian Justice Code (ICC) and the Information Technology Act.
70-year-old digitally arrested by posing as fake NIA officer cheats millions of rupees – 70-year-old digitally arrested by fake nia officers loses rs crore
