The thugs threatened by posing as CBI officers.
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In Indore, a retired teacher was duped of Rs 33 lakhs by giving fake passport, threatening to implicate him in a drug case, the thugs threatened the old man by posing as CBI officers
Naiduniya representative, Indore: A retired teacher became a victim of cyber crime. The criminals talked posing as CBI officers and extorted Rs 33 lakh by threatening to arrest him in drugs, fake passport and fake ATM cases. The teacher retired just a year ago. He has serious liver diseases.
According to Additional DCP (Crime) Rajesh Dandotiya, the incident happened on Thursday afternoon. The retired teacher received a call from an unknown number on his mobile. The fraudster said – 58 fake ATM cards, 16 fake passports and 140 grams of MDM drugs have been found in the parcel sent by you to Malaysia.
The thug threatened the old man
When the old man refused, the thug threatened him and said – Your Aadhaar number is written on the parcel. For further interrogation, the thug transferred the call to a fake CBI officer. He told the old man in a threatening voice – CBI has filed a case against you. You will have to appear in Delhi in the morning. Otherwise, an arrest warrant will be issued against you.
The elderly were terrified of being arrested
The old man got scared at the mention of CBI and arrest. He said that he was physically weak. He could not go out. The fake CBI officer made a video call on WhatsApp and started questioning him. The accused said that it is necessary to verify your bank accounts. The accused ordered the old man to go to the bank.
33 lakh rupees cheated
The old man was made to transfer Rs 33 lakh in four installments to different bank accounts. He was told that the amount would be re-deposited in four to five days. The fraudster also said that he should immediately go to the nearest police station or SDOP office and get him to talk to him.
When the victim reached Kanadiya police station, the policemen told him that he had been cheated. The money had gone into the fraudster’s account. According to the ADCP, the police started taking action as soon as the complaint was received and 12 lakh 50 thousand rupees were frozen.