By Admin 
A shocking cyber crime has come to light in Mumbai, where swindlers cheated an 80-year-old senior woman of Rs 1.08 crore in the name of digital arrest. A woman calling herself IPS officer Rashmi Shukla and her associates hatched a complete conspiracy, falling into the trap of which the victim transferred a huge amount of money to several accounts.
According to the information, as soon as the report of the incident was received, the Central Cyber Cell registered a case and started investigation. Police have also frozen the fraudulent amount of Rs 35 lakh from a bank account located in Nagpur.
How did the fraud start?
The victim woman told the police that she received a call on October 27. The caller introduced himself as an officer named ‘Vijay Khanna’ and claimed that his Aadhaar card had been used in a money-laundering case. He threatened that his mobile number would soon be blocked. The panicked woman’s call was transferred to another woman, who introduced herself as IPS Rashmi Shukla. After this the hoax of ‘digital arrest’ started.
According to the information, the thugs said that the woman is now under ‘digital arrest’ and she will have to cooperate in the investigation. A fake arrest warrant was also sent to him, on the basis of which constant pressure was created to transfer huge amounts of money. The women were threatened that if they did not cooperate, they would be immediately arrested. Due to continuous mental pressure and threats, the victim sent Rs 1.08 crore to different accounts.
Once the bank account is empty, the whole game becomes open.
After a few days, when the calls stopped coming and the amount in the bank account became zero, the victim realized that she had become a victim of fraud. He immediately contacted the police. Investigation revealed that a huge amount was sent to the bank account of a person named Hitesh Mahuskar of Nagpur. At present, the police have frozen Rs 35 lakh from his account and have registered a case against the accused under sections of BNS and IT Act.
Cyber cell gave important alert
Police have issued a warning to the citizens calling this incident a serious cyber fraud. Officials clearly said that there is no provision like ‘digital arrest’ in Indian law. Any police officer can neither make an arrest nor ask for money over the phone. Cyber Cell has advised not to share OTP under any circumstances, ignore unknown calls and immediately call 1930 and lodge a complaint as soon as fraud occurs.
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