Kumar Bahukhandi
Raipur: Raipur’s Cyber Range Police Station has taken major action in the digital arrest case. An accused who cheated a woman of Rs 58 lakh in Pandri has been arrested within 24 hours. Out of the cheated amount, Rs 9.50 lakh cash, bank account, check book and mobile have been seized from the accused.
According to the information, the victim woman lodged a police report that unknown persons, claiming to be Mumbai Crime Branch officials, accused her of opening 311 bank accounts by misusing her Aadhaar card. The accused intimidated her and forced her to stay connected on WhatsApp video call for 24 hours and swindled Rs 58 lakh from her on the pretext of digital arrest. The police registered the case and handed over the investigation to Range Cyber Police Station Raipur.
The woman has since filed a complaint, and local police are investigating the case to trace the cyber criminals. This incident highlights the continued need for vigilance, as even seasoned awareness campaigns have not fully prevented such scams from impacting citizens.
Considering the seriousness of the case, Inspector General of Police Raipur Range Amresh Mishra directed the Range Cyber Police Station Raipur to collect technical evidence, identify and arrest the accused and seize the cheated amount. During the investigation in the case, the team of Cyber Police Station arrested the accused Jaswinder Singh Sahni, resident of Rajnandgaon, by collecting technical evidence. Cash worth Rs 9.50 lakh, bank account, check book and mobile have been recovered from the accused.
Cyber thugs adopting new methods of ‘digital arrest’
Cyber thugs are adopting new tricks for online fraud. Fraudsters are also asking for money from people by bluffing them by calling themselves police officers. Recently such cases have come to light, in which the fraudsters tried to cheat by calling themselves policemen.
Know how fraud is happening in the name of police
Cyber thugs are also arresting highly educated people through video calls by calling themselves officers of departments like police, customs, income tax and TRAI. To escape by telling a false story, they keep an eye on the victim all the time by telling him to stay connected on video calling. To escape by digital arrest, they demand money.
They are extorting money by saying that children have been taken into custody
Cyber thugs call parents and threaten them by saying that their sons and daughters are in custody. They talk by calling themselves police or custom officers and talk about catching children in cases like drug, sex racket. Money is demanded from the family in exchange for releasing them from custody. They especially target such people whose children live in other cities and study or work. The family gets scared on hearing the name of the police and gets caught in the trap.
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