IIT Professor 'Digitally Arrested' For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh

The cyber criminals, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials, told the victim that she was a suspect in a money laundering case

Cyber criminals have duped an IIT Jodhpur professor of nearly Rs 12 lakh after being held under 'digit arrest' for 12 days.

The cyber criminals, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials, told the victim that she was a suspect in a money laundering case.

A parcel belonging to the woman professor had arrived in Mumbai in which drugs, passport and credit cards had been found. Therefore, she will have to remain under surveillance otherwise she would be arrested, the cyber criminals said.