Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- The cyber crime police arrested Pawan Anweshi, 43, a Ranchi-based businessman, in a Rs.47 lakh fraud in which a senior citizen was threatened by fraudsters impersonating police and investigating agency officials. The accused allegedly allowed his company's bank account to be used for receiving and routing the proceeds of cyber fraud for a commission.

The case was registered on September 30 on the complaint of a female senior citizen of Chandigarh.

Between September 16 and 17, the complainant received WhatsApp voice and video calls from persons posing as Chandigarh Police officials. They falsely told her that her identity had been used to obtain a SIM card in Jammu and Kashmir and that she was linked to hawala money...