Digital Arrest Scam in Chandigarh: Retired Colonel, His Wife Lose INR 3.4 Crore After Cyber Fraudsters Place Them Under ‘Digital Arrest’; Probe Underway (Watch Video)
In a shocking case of digital arrest, cybercriminals duped 82-year-old retired Colonel Dilip Singh and his wife into transferring INR 3.4 crore. The couple, residents of Chandigarh, received a WhatsApp call on March 18 from fraudsters posing as ED officials.
In a shocking case of digital arrest, cybercriminals duped 82-year-old retired Colonel Dilip Singh and his wife into transferring INR 3.4 crore. The couple, residents of Chandigarh, received a WhatsApp call on March 18 from fraudsters posing as ED officials. Accusing Singh of involvement in a INR 5,038-crore money laundering case linked to jailed Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal, they manipulated him with fabricated evidence, fake Supreme Court documents, and death threats. Held in a 10-day digital confinement from March 18-27, the couple was forced to keep their phones active and cut off from external contact. Fearful of arrest and asset seizure, they transferred their life savings to multiple bank accounts. Realising the scam, Singh lodged a complaint with the cyber police, who are now tracing the fraudsters’ accounts. Authorities urge vigilance against such high-tech scams. Who Is Digital Arrest Scam Mastermind Chirag Kapoor Aka Chintak Raj, Arrested After Kerala Police Solved 930 Cases?
Digital Arrest Scam in Chandigarh
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On Rs 3.4 crore digital arrest fraud with Retired Colonel, SP Cyber Crime, Geetanjali Khandelwal says, "An FIR has been registered in the case. He had filed a complaint on the portal and we took action on it immediately. We freezed the amount, which we… https://t.co/7wJYVlrz2u pic.twitter.com/m7qqqdZjIf
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