Shiva Star Nagarjuna Reveals Family Member Was Under 'Digital Arrest' For 2 Days

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scams and frauds are becoming commonplace, and everyone is susceptible to them. Actor Nagarjuna revealed on Monday, November 17, that a member of his family had been under 'digital arrest' by fraudsters around six months ago for two days. He and other Telugu film personalities, Chiranjeevi and Varanasi filmmaker SS Rajamouli, were present at a press conference with Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar. Here's what he had to say.

Nagarjuna reveals family member was victim of digital scam

According to a report in the Times of India, the Shiva star told reporters at the conference, "My family member fell prey to the digital arrest fraud for two days. After we came to know about it and the police were informed, the accused disconnected the call after the police intervened. Such a racket is being operated in an organised international manner."The actor shared that this incident occurred six months ago but did not reveal the name of the family member or how much money was lost. Awaiting the re-release of the cult film, Shiva, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the veteran actor also spoke about the danger of visiting pirated websites. ALSO READ: Shiva 4k: Nagarjuna Turns Emotional As His Cult Classic Re-releases After 36 YearsHe added, "Showing movies for free by websites promoting pirated content is a big trap laid to attract viewers. The piracy promoters will not have any interest in showing a movie for free. The racketeers have a big plan to earn thousands of crores."Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi, and filmmakers Rajamouli and Dil Raju lauded the police department after the arrest of Emmadi Ravi, who was behind the iBomma websites that uploaded pirated films. The police commissioner shared key updates on Ravi's arrest with them during the talk, and the makers warned the public about their personal data being under threat if they visited these websites.