Transactions value Rs 13 lakh had been blocked as a consequence of police intervention. (Representational)
Aligarh:
A retired Aligarh Muslim College (AMU) professor was allegedly duped of greater than Rs 75 lakhs by fraudsters posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and placing her underneath ‘digital arrest’ for 10 days, police stated on Sunday.
An FIR was lodged on Friday by Qamar Jahan and the police instantly issued an alert to the involved banks. Police discovered that the cash had been routed by 21 completely different financial institution accounts, they stated.
Transactions value Rs 13 lakh had been blocked as a consequence of police intervention, they stated.
Cyber police station inspector VD Panday, who’s investigating the case informed PTI that the sufferer was saved underneath “digital arrest for greater than 10 days” throughout which the accused pressured Jahan to pay cash to keep away from arrest.
‘Digital arrest’ is a brand new cyber fraud, the place the accused poses as regulation enforcement company officers, like CBI or customs officers or ED, and threatens individuals of arrest by making video calls within the title of faux worldwide parcels of banned medicine or cash laundering instances.
The complainant informed the police that she obtained the primary name on September 28. The accused posed an Enforcement Directorate official and informed her that she had performed some doubtful transactions, involving her in a cash laundering case.
To keep away from arrest, Jahan should deposit some cash to the Courtroom, the accused informed the sufferer. He gave her some checking account numbers and the sufferer complied with the calls for and deposited greater than Rs 75 lakh.
Nevertheless, two days in the past she sensed that she had been duped and filed a grievance on the police station, they stated.
In the course of the previous few weeks, a number of instances of digital arrest have been reported within the state. The police have issued advisories to the general public stating that there isn’t a provision for digital arrest.
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