Former Miss India winner put under digital arrest for 2 hours, loses ₹99,000

Shivankita Dixit, the winner of Femina Miss India 2017, was recently scammed out of Rs 99,000 by fraudsters who posed as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers. The scammers tricked her into a two-hour-long digital arrest, which led to her losing a significant amount of money.

The scam started when Shivankita, who lives in Agra, received a call from someone pretending to be a CBI officer. The caller accused her of being involved in serious crimes, such as money laundering and human trafficking. He also claimed that her HDFC Bank account had funds linked to crimes like child kidnapping and robbery.

To make the situation seem more real, the scammers asked her to join a WhatsApp video call. During the call, a man appeared wearing a police uniform with "Cyber Police Delhi" written on his back. Over the course of the call, Shivankita spoke with several people, including a woman who claimed to be handling the case because Shivankita was a woman. The scammers demanded ₹2.5 lakh, threatening her with arrest if she didn’t pay.