Monday, 01 July 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) arrested a notorious cyber criminal gang member for allegedly duping a senior citizen in Dehradun of Rs 1.3 crore. According to the senior superintendent of police, STF, Ayush Aggarwal, a Dehradun resident filed a case at the cyber crime police station a few days ago. The complainant, who is a senior citizen, reported that unknown persons contacted him on his mobile phone, claiming to be from the FedEx courier company and crime branch Mumbai. They informed him that an illegal passport, credit cards and other items had been seized by Mumbai Customs in his name.
The scammers even connected with the victim on Skype and showed him a police station on video call, declaring him a suspect in money laundering, drug smuggling and identity theft. They also reportedly sent him fake notices and told him that there had been an illegal transaction of crores of rupees from his accounts.
In order to clear his name from all charges, the scammers forced him to transfer Rs 1.13 crore to their different bank accounts, the SSP said. In response to this complaint, the cyber crime police registered an FIR under sections 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 66(D) of the IT Act against an unknown person. Last month, the STF had already arrested three gang members from Kota, Rajasthan. On the basis of technical evidence, the STF arrested the fourth accused from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh late on Saturday, Agrawal added.
