IIT Grad, Bank Manager Among 6 Held for Taking ₹1.12 Crore From Senior Citizen After 'Digital Arrest'
Police said the gang used fake official notices and WhatsApp video calls to trap the victim and move money through 25 bank accounts.
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IIT grad, bank manager among 6 held for taking ₹1.12 crore from senior citizen after 'digital arrest'
Gohel is a web developer with a BE degree from IIT Delhi and was previously booked in a 2021 cheating case, while Tyagi works as an operations manager with a private bank, the official said.
Rs 1.12-cr digital arrest scam: IIT Delhi graduate, bank manager among 6 held
The fraud took place between July 30 and August 12. Police traced the first account that received the money and allegedly uncovered a network that arranged bank accounts and SIM cards to receive and transfer fraud proceeds.
IIT grad, bank manager among 6 held for taking Rs 1.12 cr from senior citizen after 'digital arrest'
Mumbai, Sep 17 (PTI) An Indian Institute of Technology graduate and a bank manager were among six persons arrested by Mumbai Cyber Police for allegedly duping a 68-year-old man of Rs 1.12 crore under the pretext of “digital arrest”, an official said on Thursday. The arrested accused have been identified as Tarik Momin, Rakesh Jain, […]
IITian, banker among 6 arrested for duping senior citizen of Rs 1.1 crore in Mumbai
Mumbai Police have arrested six people after a Dahisar senior citizen was kept under a so-called digital arrest and duped of Rs 1.12 crore. The case has prompted a fresh warning that no government agency carries out arrests through video calls.
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