Digital Arrest Scam: MBA, CA Aspirant Among 8 Arrested in ₹14.8-Crore Fraud Targeting Elderly
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News18•24-01-2026, 18:45
Digital Arrest Scam: MBA, CA Aspirant Among 8 Arrested in ₹14.8-Crore Fraud Targeting Elderly
- •Eight individuals, including an MBA graduate and a CA aspirant, have been arrested in connection with a ₹14.8-crore 'digital arrest' scam targeting an elderly couple in Delhi's Greater Kailash.
- •The accused allegedly used technical skills and social engineering, operating under the direction of international handlers based in Cambodia and Nepal.
- •Victims Om Taneja (81) and Indira Taneja (77) were kept under continuous video surveillance for 17 days, coerced into transferring funds from fixed deposits to 'RBI-mandated accounts'.
- •The scam involved fraudsters posing as police/law enforcement, claiming the victims were linked to money laundering or terror financing investigations.
- •The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the surge in 'digital arrest' frauds, calling it a national crisis, with nearly ₹3,000 crore siphoned off recently.
Why It Matters: An educated network, guided by foreign handlers, orchestrated a massive 'digital arrest' scam, prompting Supreme Court intervention.
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