Crime & Investigation
Digital arrest: Karnataka's Haveri man duped of Rs 21.50 lakh
deccanherald.com
•1 June 2026, 4:01 AM

p>Haveri: A man from the district was allegedly duped of Rs 21.50 lakh after being placed under digital arrest by fraudsters who threatened him, claiming he had aided a terrorist by providing his Aadhaar card for illegal money transfers through a bank..A case has been registered at the Haveri District Cyber Crime Police Station..Bengaluru Rs 24 cr digital arrest case: Suspects found involved in another fraud .Following the complaint from one Nagabhushan, police filed FIRs against two fake officials identified as Ranbir Singh, who posed as a CBI officer and Pradeep Kumar, who introduced himself as an ED officer..Terror link.The accused allegedly contacted him on May 12, introducing themselves as central agency officers and claimed he was involved in a money laundering case linked to a terrorist from the Pahalgam attack..They also conducted video calls showing forged documents and claimed 45 people were under investigation..Bengaluru digital arrest: Six arrested for cheating elderly woman of Rs 24 crore.They offered to drop his name from the case in exchange for money..Believing them, he transferred Rs 21.50 lakh in stages before reporting the fraud to helpline 1930.

