Delhi Police's digital attack on elderly, cyber thugs in digital custody!

New Delhi: Neither the threat of uniform nor the threat of arrest worked! The IFSO unit of Delhi Police has dealt a severe blow to the dangerous network of cyber thugs in which elderly people were being robbed of their life’s earnings by threatening them with digital arrest over video calls. Due to the active intelligence and continuous advice of the police, possible additional fraud of about Rs 1 crore 53 lakh 48 thousand was stopped in five cases in five states including Delhi. In this action, the victims of Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat got relief.

Cyber ​​fraud conspiracy foiled by tracking suspicious bank transactions

Instead of waiting for complaints, a special victim identification and protection team operating under the financial surveillance wing of the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police, personally traced the links to the victims and traced them to suspicious bank transactions. Under the supervision of Additional Police Commissioner IFSO Sanjay Bhatia and under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner of Police Anvesh Roy, the team foiled the next attack of fraud by coordinating with bank officials, National Cyber ​​Crime Helpline 1930 and police of the respective states.

77 year old man remained in digital captivity for 14 days

A 77-year-old retired Airports Authority of India employee, resident of Najafgarh, Delhi, was kept in fear of digital arrest by the thugs since September 17. Rs 25 lakh had already been extorted from him. The elderly man living in the house with his wife believed that the people talking on the video call were real police officers. Now the swindlers were demanding Rs 3 lakh more and were pressurizing them to pledge the gold and silver. The team explained patiently, sent awareness videos on WhatsApp and assured to verify their identity through helpline 1930. Help was provided in filing the complaint by collecting transaction details from the bank. When the officer of Dwarka Cyber ​​Police Station reached the house, the old man’s confidence was strengthened and the fear of digital arrest was dispelled. Police stopped additional possible fraud of about Rs 3.48 lakh.

Conspiracy to mortgage house fails in Rajasthan

The swindlers had taken Rs 18 lakh from an 80-year-old textile merchant from Rajasthan. After the death of the son, Rs 10 lakh more was being demanded from the old man who was living with his wife. The thugs were pressurizing them to mortgage the house. The IFSO team helped in filing the complaint by contacting the cyber helpline of Rajasthan and stopped a possible fraud of Rs 10 lakh.

UP couple saved, Rs 55 lakh safe in Maharashtra

In Uttar Pradesh, a retired nurse and her 70-year-old railway employee husband were defrauded of approximately Rs 52 lakh by threatening to implicate them in a case related to a terrorist incident. The thugs wanted to break his fixed deposit amount of Rs 10 lakh. This amount was saved with the timely help of the team. Nearly Rs 85 lakh was extorted from a 65-year-old hospital assistant in Maharashtra. Now the fraudsters were pressurizing them to transfer a total of Rs 55 lakh from the fixed deposits in the name of the daughter and son-in-law. The team helped in filing the complaint through Maharashtra Cyber ​​Helpline and secured the family’s savings.

Rs 75 lakh saved in the name of investment in Gujarat

A 50-year-old businessman from Gujarat had sent Rs 25 lakh to a suspicious account in the name of investment. He was planning to invest around Rs 1 crore. Constant monitoring and re-contact by the IFSO team made them realize that they had been cheated. By stopping further remittance, a potential loss of about Rs 75 lakh was saved.

Police appeal – don’t be afraid, complain immediately

Delhi Police has clarified that there is no process like ‘digital arrest’ in the law. No police officer, CBI, NIA, TRAI, RBI or court official asks to deposit money or transfer the amount in the account in the name of verification under the threat of arrest over video call. Do not panic when you receive such calls, do not send money and do not share OTP or bank related information. Immediately call the National Cyber ​​Crime Helpline 1930 or lodge a complaint on cybercrime.gov.in. Providing timely information can prove to be decisive in stopping the fraud. DCP Anvesh Roy’s appeal is to scare in the name of digital arrest. Cyber ​​​​thugs’ weapon is awareness and timely complaint, your family and lifetime earnings will be safe.