Elderly trapped in Rajasthani gang, defrauded of Rs 1.15 crore by digital arrest, 3 arrested
Cases of digital arrest are increasing across the country. Sometimes in MP and sometimes in Gujarat, such incidents are seen somewhere. The latest case has come to light from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Here, thugs have defrauded an elderly man to the tune of Rs 1.15 crore. According to the police, the thugs made a WhatsApp call to the elderly man and introduced themselves as officers of Delhi Police and CBI. After this, he threatened him and committed the crime. However, the police have also arrested 3 accused involved in this. It is being told that the three arrested accused are members of Rajasthani gang. Rs 11 lakh cash has been seized from all three.
This is how the hunt was made
The old man was first made a WhatsApp call by the Rajasthani gang. After this, posing as an officer of Delhi Police and CBI, it was said that a parcel has been sent in your name, in which 16 passports, 58 ATM cards, 140 grams of MDMA drugs have been recovered. An FIR has been registered against you regarding this. The court has also issued an arrest warrant. If you do not cooperate in the investigation, you will be arrested.
Here, the old man got scared after hearing this and then the accused also took the bank details from the old man. After this the accused pressured the old man to transfer money for verification. They also said that the money would be returned after verification, after which the elderly man fell into their trap and transferred Rs 1.15 crore online.
9th pass is a thug
Regarding this matter, DCP Lavina Singha of Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch said that through technical analysis and human intelligence, the account into which the money of the elderly went and the three accused who helped in it have been caught. The three people who have been arrested have been identified as 9th pass Shivraj Jat, BA pass Kamlesh Bishnoi and 12th pass Nathuram Jat.
Bank accounts frozen
DCP Lavina Singha said that the old man's money is in different bank accounts, which have been frozen. Whereas Rs 11 lakh cash has been recovered from the accused, which will be returned after completing the court process. The court has given remand of all three accused for 9 days. Further action will be taken after interrogating the accused.
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