Woman put on digital arrest; duped of Rs.3cr
Noida, July 3 -- A 72-year-old retired advocate in Noida was duped to the tune of Rs.3.29 crore after being allegedly put under digital arrest for nine days (June 16 to 24) by cyber criminals, police said on Wednesday, adding that a case has been registered at the Cybercrime Branch police station.
Police said the victim woman, a Sector 47 resident, stated in her complaint that on June 10 morning, she got a call on landline number, with the caller informing serious charges were registered against her. "She was told that her Aadhaar number was used in four different bank accounts and the money was being used for gambling, blackmailing, illegal purchases of weapons, etc," said an officer, requesting anonymity.
"The frauds gave the victim an unidentified mobile number to obtain a no-objection certificate. On contacting that number, she started receiving multiple phone calls from people impersonating police officers," the officer added.
As the woman shared her bank details, she was made to break her fixed deposits and keep funds in her two accounts, the FIR said. "The victim, who resides alone, transferred Rs.3.29 crore in five transactions via RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) after visiting the bank. She realised she had been duped after sharing the incident with her daughter," said Cybercrime Branch station house officer Ranjeet Singh. A case of cheating, cheating under BNS, and the IT Act was registered....
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