Hyderabad: Govt employee placed under ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs. 48 lakh

According to the Hyderabad Cybercrime police, the victim, aged around 55 years, was charged of involvement in money laundering and threatened of arrest by the fraudsters.

Hyderabad: Placing a government employee under ‘digital arrest’, cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officials duped the victim of Rs.48 lakh in the city.

According to the Hyderabad Cybercrime police, the victim, aged around 55 years, was charged of involvement in money laundering and threatened of arrest by the fraudsters.

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According to the police, the victim received a phone call from a person who introduced himself as a CBI officer from Delhi. The caller told the victim that he was involved in a money laundering case and a bank account was maintained by him in Delhi through which crores of rupees were transferred into multiple accounts.

The caller threatened the man with arrest and interrogated him for over seven hours over video call. The conmen then sought details of his family members and also took details of Aadhaar Card.

The fraudster then asked the man to withdraw fixed deposit receipts worth Rs. 48 lakh and transfer the amount to some bank accounts details of which were provided to him. He said if the Supreme Court permits, the amount will be returned to him, said an official of Hyderabad Cybercrime police station.

The man was also threatened by saying that some policemen in civilian clothes will visit and interrogate him at his house soon and until then he has to report to him over video call every hour.

The man later realized that he was duped and approached the police who registered a case and took up investigation.