Kerala Resident Detained in ₹2.60 Cr Cyber Fraud Case
Kerala Resident Held in ₹2.60 Cr Cyber Fraud Case
Panaji, Goa: A Kerala native was detained by the Cyber Crime police for posing as top officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai, and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in order to defraud a South Goan woman out of more than ₹2.60 crore.
The total estimated value of the 11 additional cybercrime cases nationwide involving the fraudster Rijas K is ₹22.77 crore.
The Margao woman who filed the case claimed that the accused made many calls and sent numerous WhatsApp messages from different numbers between May 20 and June 2.
Rahul Gupta, the Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime), claimed that the victim was deceitfully told that a police complaint had been filed against her Aadhaar number. In order to exert pressure, he then submitted a counterfeit copy of a Supreme Court ruling. He then made the complainant deposit ₹26,033,634 into a number of different bank accounts.
The investigation found that one Rijas K., a resident of Kozhikode, Kerala, owned an ICICI Bank account that contained ₹76,35,760 of the total sum. After that, the Cyber Crime team traveled to Kozhikode.
The officer added, “The accused was arrested with the help of the local police. During interrogation, it was discovered that the accused is a regular cyber fraudster and is involved in at least 11 cybercrime cases nationwide.” The anticipated total amount of fraud connected to him is ₹22.77 crore.
The agency has reaffirmed its warning to the public to be on the lookout for phone scams and WhatsApp communications that seem to be from government representatives. The closest police station or the Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 should be notified of any suspicious behavior.
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