Uttarakhand / Dehradun: Cyber thugs threatened to arrest an old man in money laundering, looted Rs 18 lakh
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Another case of cyber fraud has come to light in Uttarakhand. This time an elderly person has become the victim of cyber fraud. Actually, the wife of this elderly person lives abroad. Cyber fraudsters transferred lakhs of rupees to their accounts by threatening to implicate the elderly person in a money laundering case. After registering the case, the police has started investigation.
Call came in the name of Mumbai Cyber Cell: According to the complaint given by the elderly, cyber fraudsters called an elderly person living in Dehradun. The caller introduced himself as a senior officer of Mumbai Cyber Crime Control Cell. He cyber frauded the elderly person of lakhs of rupees by threatening him of arrest in a money laundering case. On the basis of the complaint of the elderly, the police have registered a case against unknown accused in Rajpur police station and are investigating the matter.
Threatened to implicate in money laundering case: 80-year-old Subhash Rastogi, resident of Tulas Green Sinola Rajpur, has lodged a complaint that on July 1, he was at his ancestral residence in Moradabad. During this time a person called him. He introduced himself as a senior police officer of Mumbai Cyber Crime Control Cell. The caller said that a person named Naresh Goyal has been arrested in a money laundering case. During interrogation, information about a bank account located in Mumbai was found. There is an amount of Rs 6 lakh 80 thousand in that account. It is being used for illegal activities.
Subhash Rastogi told the caller that as per his knowledge, there is no such account in Mumbai. His only bank account is in a bank located in Dehradun. On this, the cyber thug asked him to immediately reach Dehradun and transfer the money from the account. The victim cited age and circumstances that his wife lives abroad and children live in different states. His elder brother has recently passed away. Therefore, it is not possible for him to go alone from Moradabad to Dehradun.
Cyber thugs showed fear of arrest: On this, the cyber thug threatened that if he does not follow his instructions, he will be arrested immediately. The family will also be implicated in this. After that, some people were shown to him through video conference. They introduced themselves as senior police officers and judges. The elderly man got scared due to continuous phone calls and threats.
Cyber thugs looted 18 lakh rupees: The next day he left for Dehradun. After reaching Dehradun, the victim transferred an amount of 18 lakh rupees to the account given by the cyber fraudsters. After that, he was assured that after the investigation is completed, this amount will be returned in two-three days. On July 07, the victim went to the bank and inquired about the status of the money, then it was found that the money was not returned. After that, the cyber fraud asked the victim to transfer 15 lakh rupees again. The victim talked to his friends. After this, it was found that he has been cheated.
Case registered: Police station Rajpur in-charge Shanky Kumar has told that-
An elderly man has been cyber-cheated. 18 lakh rupees have been transferred from him. On the basis of the complaint of the victim, a case has been registered against the unknown accused. Also, the bank accounts in which the money has been transferred by the victim are being investigated. Appropriate action will be taken after investigation.
-Shanky Kumar, Incharge, Rajpur Police Station-
