The Cyber police station of New Delhi’s North District cracked down on a cyber racket that is accused of impersonating a Telecom department and CBI and ED officials to extract Rs 8.10 Lakh from a woman, according to Delhi Police. Deputy Commissioner Raja Banthia revealed that the accused maintained two-day virtual control over the woman and her father and daughter asking for 8.10 lakh rupees to eliminate her name from their nonexistent legal proceedings. The complainant reported to Telecom Department personnel on March 24 that an unknown individual called her. A male voice called her to threaten her by using an inactive telephone card.
As quoted by Free Press Journal, the North district police’s Deputy Commissioner mentioned that “Preliminary investigation has revealed that the victim in this case has been duped in a very professional and systematic manner. A technical surveillance and manual intelligence have been developed continuously.”
The accused inflicted “digital arrest” on the woman and her family by transmitting forged documents to them from the CBI and ED bearing supposed Supreme Court stamps between March 5 and March 7.
The North District Cyber police located the call source to specific sections within Zamrudpur and East of Kailash and Greater Kailash neighborhoods. Three individuals including Account Holder Raja Mandal (27 years old) and Account Providers/Agents Tushar Thapa (23) and Saurabh Tiwari (23) were arrested by police after they conducted raids at the targeted locations based on call record analysis and monetary trail on March 31. The police confiscated four mobile devices at the time of the operation.
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