A retired manager of the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank, Rajendra, from Bhandup, was allegedly trapped in a 54-day “digital arrest” scam by cyber fraudsters, reported IANS.

According to Mumbai Police, the accused impersonated officials from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and extorted Rs 40.90 lakh from him by threatening to link him to the Delhi bomb blasts and a money laundering case.