Frauds use maha dgp's name for Rs.2.25-crore scam
MUMBAI, March 7 -- A Gujarat resident has been arrested for allegedly allowing fraudsters to use his bank account in a "digital arrest" scam, where they cheated a 77-year-old man of Rs.2.25 crore.
The victim was told his name had surfaced in the investigation into the April 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir. To threaten the victim, the fraudsters used the name of the anti-terror National Investigation Agency's former chief Sadanand Date and forged a signature they claimed was his. Date is currently chief of the Maharashtra Police.
Officials of the North Cyber police said they had secured custody of Kishan Makwana, who had allegedly received a commission for allowing his bank account to be misused. According to police, the complaint was filed by the elderly victim, who is a resident of Kandivali.
The fraudsters, who claimed the Lucknow Anti-Terrorism Squad was investigating the matter, told the victim that his Aadhaar card had been misused to open a bank account in Jammu & Kashmir, and that funds meant for suspected terrorists had been routed through the account. He was told to pay Rs.2.5 crore to clear his name. The fraudsters told him the money would be returned soon, but when it never came, the victim approached the police....
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