Uttarakhand: Attempt to defraud property dealer in the name of Additional Chief Secretary, cyber thug demands Rs 8 lakh

The cyber fraudster demanded 8 lakhs from the property dealer in the name of Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan. After which the property dealer’s employee went to deposit the money in the bank. During this, when the Additional Chief Secretary came to know, the property dealer was stopped from depositing the money. On the basis of the complaint of Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan, a case has been registered against the unknown accused in the Cyber ​​Crime Police Station. The police is investigating the matter.

According to the information, on the afternoon of August 8, a cyber fraud called an officer of the Haridwar Stamp Department. In which the cyber fraud said that he is Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan. The fraudster called the officer and got information about a property dealer in Haridwar. After that, when the officer asked for the number from the fraudster, he provided the number of the property dealer. The fraudster called the property dealer and said that his uncle is admitted in the hospital. Eight lakh rupees are needed for his treatment. The fraudster gave the account number and asked to deposit the amount.

The property dealer, thinking the fraudster to be the Additional Chief Secretary, sent his accountant to the bank to deposit the amount. Meanwhile, somehow this information reached the Additional Chief Secretary. After which he stopped the property dealer from depositing the money. At the same time, Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan informed the ADG Law and Order and SSPs of Haridwar and Dehradun about the incident.

SSP STF Ayush Aggarwal said that on the basis of the complaint of the Additional Chief Secretary, a case has been registered against the unknown accused in the Cyber ​​Crime Police Station. In the initial investigation, the account has been found to be of Siliguri, while the mobile number is of Patna. The police is investigating. The account has been seized by informing the bank.