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Three arrested in Bhopal for duping Delhi woman of ₹71 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam

Headline via The Hindu · first report 15 Nov, 13:12 IST, latest 15 Nov, 15:34 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu at 15 Nov, 13:12 IST; the latest is from Hindustan Times at 15 Nov, 15:34 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report15 Nov, 13:12 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 15:34 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The accused impersonated an IPS officer and threatened the victim with arrest in a fake ₹6.5-crore money laundering case; IFSO uncovers a network of mule bank accounts used to route the cheated money

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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