A case of digital arrest of a retired engineer and fraud of Rs 10.30 crore has come to light in Delhi’s Rohini area. The fraudsters transferred the money to several bank accounts. After realizing that he was cheated, the victim complained about it to the cyber cell.
Initial investigation revealed that the elderly man was digitally arrested for eight hours by making a call from Cambodia. In the complaint, the old man said that the fraudsters asked him to lock himself in the room. After this, information about their bank accounts was obtained.
The fraudsters cheated them and withdrew Rs 10.30 crore from their bank accounts. After that the accused asked him to ask for money from his son and daughter. The old man became suspicious on this and closed the laptop and left the room. After that he complained about it in Rohini Cyber Cell.
The elder’s son has a business in Dubai and lives there with his family. While his daughter lives in Singapore. Police investigation revealed that the fraudsters deposited the amount in seven bank accounts.
After that the money was transferred to about 1500 different bank accounts. Police froze several accounts in which around Rs 60 lakh had been deposited. Officials associated with the investigation say that fraudsters are duping money from people in India by digitally arresting them by calling from Cambodia, Philippines and Taiwan.
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