Two Bengaluru Women Forced to Strip, Held Hostage in Nine-Hour ‘Digital Arrest' Scam

Two Bengaluru women forced to strip, held hostage in nine-hour ‘digital arrest' scam

In a shocking case of cybercrime, two women in Bengaluru were held "digitally hostage" for nearly nine hours on a video call and forced to strip under the guise of an “online medical examination” by fraudsters posing as police officers. The women were later blackmailed with the nude visuals recorded during the call, according to a police complaint registered on July 19. According to the FIR filed at the East CEN Crime Police Station, the 46-year…

Bengaluru Women Stripped, Robbed by Cybercriminals Posing as Mumbai Police in Jet Scam - The Logical Indian

On July 17, 2025, two women in Bengaluru were victims of a shocking cybercrime where fraudsters, pretending to be officers from Mumbai’s Colaba Police Station, falsely accused them of criminal involvement in the Jet Airways scam. Using forged arrest papers and real Aadhaar details, the scammers coerced the women into transferring ₹58,477 and then forced them to strip on camera during a WhatsApp call under a fabricated “medical examination.” Held…