In a shocking cybercrime case from Patna, a retired doctor couple from Hanuman Nagar was trapped under a terrifying digital arrest scam for 12 days and defrauded of Rs 1.95 crore. The cyber criminals impersonated CBI officers, judges, and lawyers, intimidating the couple into transferring the huge amount through multiple RTGS transactions.

Dr. Radhe Mohan Prasad and his wife were first contacted by a caller claiming to be a CBI officer from Mumbai, alleging a money laundering case registered against them. The scammers even arranged a video call with fake police officers in uniform, convincing the couple that they were under threat of arrest unless they complied.

Under pressure and fear, the couple transferred the money in six installments. Only after the transfers did they realize it was a scam and approached the cyber police. Authorities have frozen ₹53 lakh of the stolen amount so far and launched an investigation.

DSP Raghavendra Mani Tripathi confirmed the FIR registration and said efforts are ongoing to catch the perpetrators and recover the money.