A cyber fraudster impersonated a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer and defrauded an elderly man of Rs 20 lakh by threatening to put him under 'digital arrest'. The South Cyber Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation.

The complainant is an 85-year-old Girgaum resident who runs an automobile spare parts business. According to the police, the complainant received a video call in April on WhatsApp from an unknown number. The caller introduced himself as an officer of CBI from Delhi and alleged that someone had misused the complainant’s Aadhaar Card to open a bank account.