Mumbai Cyber Police have arrested six individuals, including a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology and a bank manager, for allegedly defrauding a 68-year-old man of Rs 1.12 crore. The arrests were made on Thursday, with officials stating that the suspects deceived the victim under the guise of a ‘digital arrest’. This incident highlights the growing concern over cyber fraud targeting vulnerable individuals.
The crime came to light after the victim’s daughter discovered the fraud and approached the cyber police.
The arrested accused have been identified as Tarik Momin, Rakesh Jain, Chintan Desai, Shakar Tyagi, G Gohel, and Ajay Sharma. “The victim is a retired businessman from Dahisar. He was kept under digital arrest at his residence for nearly two weeks between July and August.
“Coerced under threat of family arrest and forced to report his location every two hours, the victim liquidated his fixed deposits and transferred Rs 1.12 crore into multiple bank accounts controlled by the gang.
The fraudsters initially contacted him posing as Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials, alleging his Aadhaar details were misused in a money laundering case registered in Delhi,” the official said. The crime came to light after the victim’s daughter discovered the fraud and approached the cyber police,” he said. A probe by the North Cyber Police traced the money trail to a gold trading firm’s bank account, the official said.
