Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) A 69-year-old man was cheated of Rs 1.57 crore in a ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud, a Mumbai police official said on Monday.
The victim, a resident of Andheri who retired from a private firm, was trapped by a cyber criminal who called him in December last year and claimed he had been circulating obscene clips for the sake of extortion, the West Region Division Cyber Cell official said citing the complaint.
“He also got calls from the accused posing as police officers. He was threatened with arrest. The accused even showed him a fake courtroom. The victim was told to transfer all his funds to so-called official accounts as part of the investigation or face immediate arrest. He transferred Rs 1.57 crore, after which the calls stopped,” the official said.
On realising he had been duped, the senior citizen approached police, which managed to unravel the money trail, leading to the arrest of autorickshaw driver Ashok Pal.
“Pal was arrested for allowing his bank account for parking of funds in return for a commission. Efforts are on to nab others involved in this racket,” the official added. PTI ZA BNM
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