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Woman Doctor Digitally Arrested for 30 Days, Extorted ‘178 Million’ Over Fake Drug Parcel
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News18•04-10-2026, 07:52
Woman Doctor Digitally Arrested for 30 Days, Extorted ‘178 Million’ Over Fake Drug Parcel
- •In Prayagraj, a woman doctor was held under digital arrest by cyber fraudsters for 30 days.
- •Fraudsters extorted 178,000,000 rupees from the victim by falsely claiming drugs were found in her parcel.
- •The woman doctor from Georgetown police station area filed an FIR at the cyber police station, and an investigation is underway.
- •Another case in Lucknow involved an elderly woman extorted of 5.2 million rupees by fraudsters posing as ATS officers.
- •The fraudsters threatened the woman with terrorism charges and money laundering, making her break her FD and transfer funds.
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Cyber fraudsters kept a woman doctor from Prayagraj under digital arrest for about a month and extorted one crore 78 lakh rupees by falsely claiming drugs were found in her parcel and threatening her with arrest.
Fraudsters called Tarawati posing as an ATS officer named Abhishek Yadav, threatened her with involvement in terrorist activities and a money laundering case, and extorted 52 lakh rupees, which she transferred after breaking her fixed deposit.
Tarawati realized she had been scammed only after the fraudsters' phone numbers were switched off, prompting her to approach the Lucknow Cyber Crime Police, who subsequently registered an FIR.
