Retired WCL Engineer Digitally Arrested and Defrauded of ₹23.71 Lakh
Retired WCL Engineer Digitally Arrested and Defrauded of ₹23.71 Lakh
Nagpur, Maharashtra: “Your account has been used to launder money.” The cybercriminal gang said, “ED has filed a case in this matter, and you will be digitally arrested.” A 75-year-old former WCL chief engineer lost ₹23.71 lakh as a result of falling for this trap.
After conducting a raid in Odisha, the cyber police detained 60-year-old RanjankumarVishnucharan Patnaik, a railway worker who lived in Bhatpada, Debidol, Odisha, for carrying out the fraud.
The engineer’s WhatsApp number was initially approached by a female member of the cybercriminal organization claiming to be from Mumbai’s Colaba police station. She threatened to file an ED case and place him under digital arrest after claiming that money laundering monies had been placed into his account.
She used WhatsApp to send him fictitious Reserve Bank and ED documents. The engineer was duped and deposited ₹23.71 lakh into the bank account that the cybercriminals had designated.
The engineer complained to the cyber police station after realizing he had been duped. After locating the funds that had been deposited into Ranjankumar’s account, police traveled to Odisha to make an arrest. Until August 11, Ranjankumar has been placed under police detention.
It appears that Ranjankumar’s bank account was rented by the cybercriminal. The account has been stopped by the police at ₹19.90 lakh. The complainant will shortly have their money back.
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