Sr citizen loses Rs.33L in digital arrest; two held
MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- A Santacruz senior citizen allegedly spent two days under "digital arrest" after fraudsters posing as telecom, police and CBI officials convinced him that he was linked to a Rs.6.68-crore money-laundering case and made him transfer Rs.33 lakh. Police have arrested two accused, identified as Junaid Ansari and Imran Shaikh.
The alleged fraud began on June 30, when the complainant received a call from a person claiming to be from the Department of Telecommunications.
The fraudsters then spun a story involving a man named Sandeep, who they claimed had been arrested in a money-laundering case involving Rs.6.68 crore. They told the complainant that Rs.1.68 crore of the money was linked to him. The victim was told that he had been placed under "digital arrest", and was pressured into transferring Rs.33 lakh. He then approached police and a case was registered....
इस लेख के रीप्रिंट को खरीदने या इस प्रकाशन का पूरा फ़ीड प्राप्त करने के लिए, कृपया
हमे संपर्क करें.