Case of ‘digital arrest’: Tuition teacher loses Rs 51.27 lakh to fraudsters who posed as CBI officials, cops

“A pistillate claiming to beryllium from a telephone section called and told maine that my telephone fig volition beryllium closed for work arsenic the fig connected with the Aadhaar Card has been utilized for different SIM card, from which further a fraud was committed and aggregate FIRs person been registered astatine Maharashtra,” Singh mentioned successful his complaint.

He was past told helium volition beryllium connected with a policeman from Maharashtra Police, who further told him that determination has been a fraud committed astatine Mumbai and his (Singh’s) engagement is besides nether probe.

“I told the policeman that helium had nary relation successful it and that it has been much than 15 years since helium went to Mumbai. I was told to cooperate successful the probe which was conducted by a squad of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),” the complainant added.

“They asked maine to deposit each the currency I had successful antithetic slope accounts, which were of the RBI, and I was besides told to support my telephone ever on, and to stay astatine home. Also, during the integer arrest, I was told not to disclose thing astir the apprehension to my family, other they volition besides beryllium prosecuted and sent to situation for 2 years.”

Singh said that from October 2 to October 24, till 4 p.m. successful the evening, helium was lone allowed to spell extracurricular his residence to get currency withdrawn from his account, to deposit it further successful the fixed accounts of RBI.

To validate his assets, the unfortunate was told to consolidate his funds, including FDs, slope balances, and investments, and transportation the full magnitude to a specified RBI relationship for verification purposes. “I made antithetic transactions into the relationship of the accused, and successful 7 days itself I deposited an magnitude of Rs 48 lakh successful the accounts fixed by the accused,” Singh said.

After a fewer days, helium claimed helium was told by the accused that the wealth helium had deposited was checked, and his wealth was not appearing to beryllium from transgression proceeds and the magnitude of Rs 48 lakh volition beryllium returned backmost to his account. Singh claimed helium was past further asked to deposit Rs 1.5 lakh, which was to beryllium paid to the RBI officials, for the probe they had conducted arsenic a fee. Singh paid this magnitude successful their relationship arsenic well.

On October 24, helium asked them astir the further presumption of the case, and instrumentality of his money. To which the accused asked him to deposit Rs 2 lakh much for the no-objection certificate (NOC). It was past erstwhile helium doubted the full enactment and approached the cybercrime compartment of the constabulary and gave a ceremonial complaint.

A FIR has been registered connected his ailment and the probe is nether progress.